Salhyr

The Salhyr^[a] or Salgir^[b] 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]

Salhyr Салгир (Ukrainian) Salğır (Crimean Tatar) Салгир (Russian) Salgir
Salhyr River flowing through Simferopol
Salhyr River watershed (Interactive map)
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chatyrdag, Crimea
Mouth
• location	Syvash of the Azov Sea
Length	204 km (127 mi)
Basin size	3,750 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s)

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]}

Notes

1. • Ukrainian: Салгир
   • Crimean Tatar: Salğır
2. Russian: Салгир