Drut River

Drut River
Country Belarus
Physical characteristics
Main source Belarus
River mouth Dnieper
Length 295 km (183 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Basin size 5,020 km2 (1,940 sq mi)

The Drut or Druć[1] (Belarusian: Друць, [drut͡sʲ]; Russian: Друть, [drutʲ]) is a river in Belarus, a right tributary of Dnieper. It originates in the Orsha Upland in the Belarusian Ridge and flows through Vitebsk, Mogilev and Homiel provinces of Belarus.

Cities of Tolochin and Rogachev are located on the Drut.

The Chihirin Reservoir on the Drut river has an area of 21.1 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi).

Coordinates: 53°03′25″N 30°01′46″E / 53.05694°N 30.02944°E / 53.05694; 30.02944

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