| Belaya | |
|---|---|
) The Belaya in Ufa | |
) Belaya basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Iremel mountain |
| • coordinates | 54°33′0″N 59°3′0″E / 54.55000°N 59.05000°E |
| Mouth | Kama, Nizhnekamsk Reservoir |
• coordinates | 55°53′14″N 53°36′14″E / 55.88722°N 53.60389°E |
| Length | 1,430 km (890 mi) |
| Basin size | 142,000 km2 (55,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 858 m3/s (30,300 cu ft/s) (near Birsk) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Belaya (Russian: Бе́лая, romanized: Belaja; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, romanized: Ağiźel, lit. 'Ağiðel' [ä.ʁi̠.ˈðɪ̞l], ; Tatar: Агыйдел [ˌʌɣiˈdel]) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.
It is 1,430 kilometres (890 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi).[1][2]
Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence with the river Ufa), and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama near Neftekamsk.
Tributaries
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Map of the Volga watershed with the Belaya highlighted
The largest tributaries of the Belaya are, from source to mouth:[1]
- Tirlyan (right)
- Nugush (right)
- Ashkadar (left)
- Kuganak (left)
- Zigan (right)
- Zilim (right)
- Sim (right)
- Urshak (left)
- Ufa (right)
- Dyoma (left)
- Chermasan (left)
- Bir (right)
- Bystry Tanyp (right)
- Baza (left)
- Syun (left)
References
- ^ a b «Река БЕЛАЯ», Russian State Water Registry
- ^ "Belaya River". Britannica.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
Gallery
The middle Belaya valley
The entrance to the Kapova Cave
The Belaya River in Ufa
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