The Stracha (Belarusian: Страча) is a river in Belarus. It is a right tributary of the Vilija (Neris). The 59 km long river has a basin area of 1140 km2. The average discharge of water at the mouth is 9.1 m³/s. The average slope of the surface water is 1%. Tributaries of the Stracha include the Lyntupka, Svirytsa and the Tushchanka. The Lake Yedigei lies along the river.
| Stracha | |
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| Native name | Страча (Belarusian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Neris (Viliya) |
• coordinates | 54°47′51″N 26°12′01″E / 54.7975°N 26.2002°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
The Battle of Stracha took place here between the Polish and the Soviets on February 2, 1944.
References
edit- Ресурсы поверхностных вод СССР. Описание рек и озёр и расчёты основных характеристик их режима. Т. 5. Белоруссия и Верхнее Поднепровье. Ч. 1–2. –Л., 1971. • Природа Белоруссии: Попул. энцикл./ БелСЭ; Редкол.: И.П. Шамякин (гл.ред.) и др. –Мн.: БелСЭ, 1986. –599 с., 40 л. ил. • Блакітная кніга Беларусі: Энцыкл. / БелЭн; Рэдкал.: Н.А. Дзісько і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 1994. —