Donets 北顿涅茨河
(重定向自Donets River)
The Siverskyi Donets (Ukrainian:Сіверський Донець) or Seversky Donets (Russian:Северский Донец), usually simply called the Donets, is a river on the south of the East European Plain. It is the fourth longest river in Ukraine. Donets originates in the Central Russian Upland, north of Belgorod, flows south-east through Ukraine (Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts) and then again through Russia (Rostov Oblast) to join the Don River, about 100 km (62 mi) from the Sea of Azov. The Donets is the fourth largest river in Ukraine and the biggest in the Eastern Ukraine. It is an important source of fresh water in the east of the country. It gives its name to the Donets Basin, known commonly as the Donbass, an important coal mining region in Ukraine.