Kryvyi Torets
{{Short description|River in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Kryvyi Torets
| name_other = {{lang|uk|Кривий Торець}}
| image = Кривий Торець.JPG
| image_caption = The river near Kostiantynivka
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| source1_location = Riasne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|48|09|55|N|38|01|34|E}}
| mouth_location = Kazennyi Torets
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|38|37|N|37|31|39|E}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = {{UKR}}
| length_km = 88
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| river_system = Don Basin
| basin_size_km2 = 1,590
| progression = {{RDonets}}
| extra =
}}
The Kryvyi Torets ({{langx|uk|Кривий Торець}}; {{langx|ru|Кривой Торец}}) 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 {{convert|88|km}}, and a basin size of {{convert|1590|km2}}. The river begins in the village of Riasne, near the city of Makiivka.{{Cite web |title=Kryvyi Torets |publisher=Encyclopedia of Ukraine |url=https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CK%5CR%5CKryvyiToretsRiver.htm}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.seu.ru/members/ucs/eco-hr/2006/1978.htm |title=Полигон заплакал |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141022183454/http://www.seu.ru/members/ucs/eco-hr/2006/1978.htm |url-status=live |lang=ru}} In addition, there is a burial site for radioactive substances near an industrial landfill around the city.{{Cite web |url=https://www.konstantinovka.com.ua/node/1124 |title=Могильник радиоактивных веществ обнаружен под Константиновкой |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Cc0nXl6D?url=https://www.konstantinovka.com.ua/node/1124 |archive-date=December 2, 2012 |lang=ru}}
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