Belaya (Aghidhel) River

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Map of the Volga watershed with the Belaya highlighted
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Map of the Volga watershed with the Belaya highlighted

Belaya or Aghidhel (Белая in Russian; Ағиҙел in Bashkir; Ağidel in Tatar language) is the name of a river in Russia (Bashkortostan). Its source is in the south-western Ural Mountains. Its length is 1430 km (889 miles).

Cities along the river Belaya are Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence of the rivers Belaya and Ufa) and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama River near Neftekamsk.

River Belaya is one of the most popular of the Ural's rivers for rafting.