Kryvyi Torets

The Kryvyi Torets is a river in eastern Ukraine. The river travels in the Pokrovsk, Horlivka, and Kramatorsk Districts in the Donetsk Oblast, and is a right tributary of the Kazennyi Torets.

Characteristics

The river has a total length of, and a basin size of. The river begins in the village of Riasne, near the city of Makiivka.
The river flows through the cities of Niu-York, Toretsk, and Kostiantynivka before flowing into the Kazennyi Torets in the city of Druzhkivka.

Ecology

The water in the river is highly polluted. According to data collected in 2005, the iron content in a section near Kostiantynivka exceeded regulation by more than threefold, and sulfate by almost two. In addition, there is a burial site for radioactive substances near an industrial landfill around the city.