Krasna (river)

The Krasna (Ukrainian: Красна) is a river in Ukraine, a tributary on the left bank of the Donets River, within the Don River Basin.

Krasna
Location
Country	Ukraine
State	Luhansk Oblast
District	Svatove Raion Sievierodonetsk Raion
Physical characteristics
Source	Tymonove
• coordinates	49.7605°N 38.4568°E / 49.7605; 38.4568
Mouth	Kreminna
• coordinates	49.0239°N 38.2633°E / 49.0239; 38.2633
Length	151 km
Basin size	2710 km2

Etymology

The name of the river means red in Ukrainian.^[1]

History

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this river became part of the frontline in the Luhansk Oblast campaign, and there were many fortifications in the areas around the river.^[2]

Geography

The Krasna flows through the Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine, and has a basin drainage of 2,710 km². The 151-km long river begins at the village of Tymonove, flows though Svatove, and ends at Kreminna, where it merges into the Donets.^[3]

Map of the Donets drainage basin, which includes the Krasna River.

With a drop of 0.5 m per km, the river is gently flowing. The width of its valley is 3.5 km. The right bank is high, up to 60 m in places, and cut by short but deep ravines. The flat left bank is lower, less than 30 m high and gently cut by tributary streams.

Nature

The river is protected within the Sieverski Donets National Park.

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