| Shoshma River, Şuşma | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Maly Kiner, Mari El |
| Mouth | Vyatka River, near Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast |
| Basin countries | Mari El, Tatarstan and Kirov Oblast, Russia |
| Length | 112 km |
| Basin area | 1,885 km² |
The Shoshma (Russian: Шошма; Tatar Cyrillic: Шушма, Latin: Şuşma; Mari: Шошма, Šošma) is a river in Mari El, Tatarstan and Kirov Oblast, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Vyatka River. Its length is 112 km (90 of them in Tatarstan) and its drainage basin is 1,885 km². It origins near Maly Kiner, Mari El and falls to the Vyatka near Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast.
Major tributaries are Sarda, Kushket, Arborka, Kuguborka Rivers. The maximal mineralization 500-800 mg/l. The maximal water discharge is 149 m³/s (1980). Drainage is regulated. There are peat deposits in the river valley. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. [1] Baltasi and Malmyzh stay on the river.