Kalmius

Kalmius at Sartana

Kalmius (Ukrainian Кальміус; Russian Кальмиус ) is a ostukrainischer river.

It rises in the city Jassynuwata, north of Donetsk, and ends in Mariupol in the Sea of ​​Azov. In Mariupol Kaltschyk the right meets the Kalmius. Within the urban area of ​​the Donetsk Kalmius is dammed to form an elongated lake, which is important for the microclimate of these lying in the steppe large industrial metropolis. The Kalmius has a length of 209 km and drains an area of 5070 km ². The average discharge of 6.23 m³ / s

Earlier, the river was also called Kalka. The Battle of the Kalka in 1223 took place near the river.