Kichuy River

Kichuy, Kiçü River
Origin Minnibayevo, Almetyevsky District
Mouth Lenino, Novosheshminsky District
Basin countries Tatarstan, Russia
Length 114 km
Avg. discharge 472 (max)
Basin area 1,330 km²

The Kichuy (Russian: Кичуй) or Kiçü (Tatar Cyrillic: Кичү, Latin: Kiçü; [kiˈɕy]) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sheshma River. Its length is 114 km and its drainage basin is 1,330 km².

Major tributaries are Butinka, Batraska, Chupayka, Yamashka, Tetvelka. The maximal mineralization 400-71000 mg/l. Average sediment in mouth per year is 127 mm. Drainage is regulated. [1]

References

  1. ^ (Tatar) "Кичү". Tatar Encyclopedia. Kazan: Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.