Stracha

Stracha
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 / 54.7975; 26.2002Coordinates: 54°47′51″N 26°12′01″E / 54.7975°N 26.2002°E / 54.7975; 26.2002
Basin features
Progression	Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The Stracha (Belarusian: Страча) is a river of Belarus. It is a right tributary of the Vilija (Neris). The river has a length of 59 km and 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.

On February 2, 1944, the took place between the Polish and the Soviets.

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• 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. Дзiсько i iнш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 1994. —