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Tsimla

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Tsimla
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Physical characteristics
Length186 km
Basin features
Population1650 sq.km.

The Tsimla (Russian: Цимла́) or Tsymlya (Цымля) is a river in southern European Russia and a right-bank tributary of the Don; it flows into the Tsimlyansk Reservoir, which takes its name from the river itself. It flows through the Rostov and Volgograd Oblast.

Description

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The river originates in the eastern part of the Don-Donets Plain, in the Milyutinsky District. In its upper reaches, it passes through the urban-type settlement of Chernyshkovsky. It has a length of 186 km and a drainage basin of 1,650 km².[1] It flows into the Tsimlyansk Reservoir near Nizhnegnutov, 349 km from the mouth of the Don, forming a wide inlet.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Государственный водный реестр: река Цимла (Цымля)". textual.ru. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Цимлянские пески" (in Russian).
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  • Map: "M-38". Retrieved 7 November 2023.