Chir (river)

The Chir (Russian: Чир) is a river in Rostov and Volgograd oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Don, and is 317 kilometres (197 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 9,580 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi).^[1]

Chir
The Chir in the Don basin
Native name	Чир (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	49°23′43″N 41°09′08″E
Mouth	Don
• location	Tsimlyansk Reservoir
• coordinates	48.439°N 43.084°E / 48.439; 43.084
Length	317 km (197 mi)
Basin size	9,580 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Don→ Sea of Azov