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

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, a left tributary to the river

Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .«Река Сал (Джурак-Сал, Джурюк-Сал, Джуру)»
Russian State Water Registry Its source is in the western part of the Russian republic Kalmykia. It rises just west of

Elista Elista (russian: Элиста́, (common during the Soviet era) or (most common pronunciation used after 1992 and in Kalmykia itself);"Большой энциклопедический словарь", под ред. А. М. Прохорова. ...

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

Manych The Manych (russian: Маныч) 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, it ...

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

Semikarakorsk Semikarakorsk (russian: Семикарако́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of ...

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

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Rivers of Rostov Oblast Rivers of Kalmykia {{Russia-river-stub