Bystraya Sosna River

Position of Bystraja Sosna ( Сосна ) in the catchment of Don

The Bystraja Sosna (Russian Быстрая Сосна also Sosna ( Сосна ) ) is a right tributary of the Don in the Russian oblasts of Orel and Lipetsk.

The Bystraja Sosna springs on the center plate in the Russian Oryol Oblast. It flows in a predominantly easterly direction in the Lipetsk Oblast and finally reached after 296 km the upper reaches of the Don. The river is mainly fed by snowmelt. The Bystraja Sosna has a catchment area of 17,400 km ². 37 km above the mouth of the mean discharge ( MQ ) 74 m³ / s The river is ice-covered for several winter months. Late March / April, he is again free of ice in the rule. On the river are the towns Livny and Yelets.