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Drut (river)

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Drut
BERJAYA
BERJAYA
Map
Location
CountryBelarus
Physical characteristics
MouthDnieper
  coordinates
53°03′25″N 30°01′46″E / 53.05694°N 30.02944°E / 53.05694; 30.02944
Length295 km (183 mi)
Basin size
5,020 km2 (1,940 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression‹See Tfd›

Dnieper‹See Tfd›

Dnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea

The Drut or Druts (Belarusian: Друць, romanized: Druć,[1] [drut͡sʲ]; Russian: Друть, [drutʲ]) is a river in Belarus, a right tributary of Dnieper. It originates in the Orsha Upland in the Belarusian Ridge and flows through the Vitebsk, Mogilev and Gomel regions of Belarus. It is 295 kilometres (183 mi) long, and has a 5,020 square kilometres (1,940 sq mi) drainage basin.[2]

The cities of Talachyn, Kruhlaye, Byalynichy, and Rahachow are located on the Drut.

The Chihirin Reservoir [be] on the Drut river has an area of 21.1 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi).

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