The Savala () is a river in the

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and

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oblasts of

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. It is a

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tributary of the

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(a tributary of the Don).Савала

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The Savala is long, with a

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of .Река Савала
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Oka–Don Lowland The Oka–Don Lowlands () (also: Oka–Don Plain), is a flat plain in European Russia, bounded on the north by the Oka River (and the Meshchera Lowlands), on the south by the Don River, on the west by the Central Russian Upland, and on the east ...

. Its main tributary is the Yelan. Most of the river's waters are from melting snow. Its average discharge is . It freezes over in late November, and stays icebound until the spring thaw starts in late March or early April. The town of Zherdevka is along the banks of the Savala.

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