Matyra River

The Matyra (Russian Матыра ) is a left tributary of the Voronezh oblasts in the Russian Tambov and Lipetsk.

The Matyra springs west of Tambov on the edge of the Oka -Don plain. It flows in a westerly direction to Grjasi past to Lipetsk. Shortly before Lipetsk she is dammed to Matyrsker reservoir ( Матырское водохранилище ). On the northern outskirts of Lipetsk Matyra leads finally left side into the river Voronezh. The Matyra has a length of 180 km. It drains an area of ​​5180 km ². It is mainly fed by snowmelt. The mean discharge ( MQ ) 39 km above the mouth is 11.7 m³ / s In November / early December freezes the Matyra. The end of March it is free of ice again.