Alatyr (river)

Alatyr
Alatyr River, view from the railway bridge at Alatyr train station
Location of mouth
Native name	Алатырь (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	54.792°N 45.114°E / 54.792; 45.114
Mouth	Sura
• coordinates	54.8694°N 46.5985°E / 54.8694; 46.5985
Length	296 km (184 mi)
Basin size	11,200 km^2 (4,300 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sura→ Volga→ Caspian Sea
Tributaries
• right	Insar

The Alatyr (Russian: Алатырь, IPA: [ɐˈɫatɨrʲ]) is a river in Mordovia, Russia, and it is the left tributary of the river Sura.^[1] It is 296 kilometres (184 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).^[2] The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr (Erzya: Ратор, Rator), are located on the Alatyr River.^[3]

References

1. Алатырь (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
2. «Река АЛАТЫРЬ», Russian State Water Registry
3. Evtuhov, Catherine (November 2011). Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-century Nizhnii Novgorod. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 9780822977452.