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Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...

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, length = , width_min = , width_avg = , width_max = , depth_min = , depth_avg = , depth_max = , discharge1_location= , discharge1_min = , discharge1_avg = , discharge1_max = , source1 = , source1_location = , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , mouth = , mouth_location = , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = , basin_size = , tributaries_left = , tributaries_right = , custom_label = Designation , custom_data = , extra = The Smotrych ( uk, Смотрич, pl, Smotrycz) is a left

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of the

Dniester The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...

, flowing through the

Podillia Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...

upland of western

. Its length is 168 km (104 mi), and its drainage basin covers 1,800 km² (694 mi²).Смотрич (река)

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The average width of the river is 10–15 meters wide, and at one point exceeds 40 m. The river is particularly notable for its tall banks, which give it a ravinelike appearance. It is used for water supply, irrigation, and fishing. A small hydroelectric station is situated on it, as well as the city of

, the urban-type settlement Smotrych and the town of Horodok （ Khmelnytskyi Oblast).

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{{Ukraine-river-stub Kamianets-Podilskyi Ramsar sites in Ukraine Rivers of Khmelnytskyi Oblast