The Sal () is a river on the Black Sea–Caspian Steppe of southern

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, a left tributary to the river Don. It is long, and has a

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of .«Река Сал (Джурак-Сал, Джурюк-Сал, Джуру)»
Russian State Water Registry Its source is in the western part of the Russian republic

Kalmykia Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia,; , ''Khalmg Tanghch'' is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavr ...

. It rises just west of

Elista Elista (, ;"Большой энциклопедический словарь", под ред. А. М. Прохорова. Москва и Санкт-Петербург, 1997, стр. 1402 , ''Elst'', )The approximate pronunciation of the Cyr ...

, flows north, turns and flows west between the rivers Don and

Manych The Manych () is a river in the Black Sea–Caspian Steppe of Southern Russia. It flows through the western and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression. In ancient times, it was known as the Lik. A tributary of the Don (river), Don, it is l ...

. It is separated from the Manych by the low Sal-Manych Rise. It joins the river Don near

Semikarakorsk Semikarakorsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River (Russia), Don River, northeast of Rostov-on-Don, th ...

. Maximum flow is during the March–April snowmelt. It is much used for irrigation.

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