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Zherebets (river)

The Zherebets is a river in eastern Ukraine. It is a tributary of the Donets, and mainly flows through the western areas of the Donbas, including Svatove Raion, Sievierodonetsk Raion, and Kramatorsk Raion. The length of the river is approximately 88 km, and the floodplain is almost 1,000 km2 in area.

Last revised
Jun 18, 2026
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Source
Zherebets River
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Location
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationStelmakhivka
Mouth 
 • location
Siverskyi Donets
Length88 kilometres (55 mi)
Basin size
990 km2 (382.24 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average25.37 m3/s (896 cu ft/s)

The Zherebets (Ukrainian: Жеребець, lit.'stallion') is a river in eastern Ukraine. It is a tributary of the Donets, and mainly flows through the western areas of the Donbas, including Svatove Raion, Sievierodonetsk Raion, and Kramatorsk Raion. The length of the river is approximately 88 km, and the floodplain is almost 1,000 km2 in area.12

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