Salhyr

Салгір (Ukrainian)
Salğır (Crimean Tatar)
Салгир (Russian)
SalgirPhysical characteristicsSource  • locationChatyrdag, Crimea Mouth Syvash of the Azov SeaLength204 km (127 mi)Basin size3,750 km² (1,450 sq mi)Discharge  • average2 m³/s (71 cu ft/s)

The Salhyr^[a] or Salgir is the longest river of the Crimean Peninsula. Its length is 204 km, and its drainage basin is 3,750 km². The average discharge of the water is 2 m³/s.^[1]

It is formed in the Chatyr-Dag mountains southeast of Simferopol, passes that town, and flows north and increasingly east to reach the Syvash of the Azov Sea. Along the way, the river passes through the North Crimean Canal, previously a large affluent water from Byuk Karasu River up north Novoivanovka (Nizhnegorsk). It is mainly used for hydroelectricity and agricultural usage.^{[citation needed]}

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45°38′53″N 35°00′22″E / 45.64806°N 35.00611°E / 45.64806; 35.00611