Uy River (Tobol basin)

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The Uy River (Russian: Уй) is a river in Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia with its upper reaches in Bashkiria. It partially flows along the borders of Chelyabinsk and Kurgan Oblasts with Kazakhstan. The Uy is a left tributary of the Tobol River. The length of the river is 462 km. The area of its basin is 34,400 sq km. It freezes up in November and stays icebound in April. The town of Troitsk and there reservoirs (the largest being Troitsk Reservoir) are situated on the Uy River.

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• This article includes content derived from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978.