Manych
Sign in to saveThe Manych () is a river in the Black Sea–Caspian Steppe of Southern Russia. It flows through the western and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression. In ancient times, it was known as the Lik.
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- Manych River, near highway Rostov-on-Don - Volgodonsk.jpg
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- Manych River near Rostov-on-Don - Volgodonsk highway
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- Manych River flowing northwest at the bottom of this map. The upstream broadening is lake Manych-Gudilo.
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- Russia Rostov Oblast#European Russia
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- Kalaus, Yegorlyk
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- Manych
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- Image
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- Length
- 420
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- watershed area
- 35400
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- Manych River
- discharge
- 16
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The Manych () is a river in the Black Sea–Caspian Steppe of Southern Russia. It flows through the western and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression. In ancient times, it was known as the Lik.
A tributary of the Don, it is long, with its current source at the mouth of the Kalaus in the southwestern part of the Republic of Kalmykia. It flows through the town of Proletarsk and joins the Don in Manychskaya, east of the city of Rostov-on-Don.
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Kuma
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Arctic Ocean
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Caspian Sea
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Baltic Sea
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Volga
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Rostov-on-Don
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Kalmykia
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Sea of Azov
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Dnieper
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Barents Sea
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Amur River
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Lena River
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White Sea
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