Savala

a river in Tambov and Voronezh oblasts, RSFSR; a right tributary of the Khoper River (Don River basin). The Sa-vala measures 285 km long and drains an area of 7,720 sq km. It flows over the Oka-Don Plain. It is fed primarily by snow. High water is usually in April; sometimes it occurs in late March. The mean flow rate is approximately 20 cu m per sec. The river freezes in late November, and the ice breaks up in late March or early April. The city of Zherdevka is on the Savala.