Aidar (river)
| Aidar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Айдар (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia, Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 48°42′27″N 39°11′48″E / 48.70750°N 39.19667°E |
| Length | 264 km (164 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,420 km2 (2,860 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
The Aidar (Ukrainian: Айдар, Russian: Айдар) is a river in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine and Belgorod Oblast, Russia. A left tributary of the Seversky Donets, it is 264 km (164 mi) long (with 256 km (159 mi) located within Ukraine) and has a basin area of 7,420 square kilometres (2,860 sq mi). The slopes of the valley are partitioned with ravines and gorges. In the spring, snow melt accounts for approximately 70% of the flow. The average flow module is 1.7 litres • sec / km². The river freezes in December.
The Aidar Battalion in the Ukrainian Armed Forces is named after this river.