Krasivaya Mecha River

Krassiwaja Metscha near Yefremov

Position of Krassiwaja Metscha ( Красивая Меча ) in the catchment of Don

The Krassiwaja Metscha (Russian Красивая Меча ) is a right tributary of the Don in Russia's Tula and Lipetsk oblasts.

The Krassiwaja Metscha rises in the east of the center plate in the Russian Tula Oblast. It flows in a southeasterly direction mostly in the Lipetsk Oblast. It happened while the city Yefremov. The Krassiwaja Metscha finally ends after 244 km south of Lebedyan right side in the upper reaches of the Don. The river drains an area of about 6,000 km ². It is mainly fed by snowmelt. In March and April, with periodic flooding. 22 km above the mouth of the mean discharge ( MQ ) 30.2 m³ / s The largest outflows reached values ​​of 1360 m³ / s Between the end of November / early December and late March, the river is covered with ice every year.