Belaya River (Kama)

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Belaya River, Ağidel, Aghidhel River

Belaya River in Ufa

Belaya River basin
Origin Iremel mountain
54°33′0″N 59°3′0″E / 54.55000°N 59.05000°E / 54.55000; 59.05000
Mouth Kama, Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
55°53′14″N 53°36′14″E / 55.88722°N 53.60389°E / 55.88722; 53.60389Coordinates: 55°53′14″N 53°36′14″E / 55.88722°N 53.60389°E / 55.88722; 53.60389
Basin countries Bashkortostan, Russia
Length 1,430 km
Avg. discharge 858 m³/s (near Birsk)
Basin area 142,000 km²

Belaya River (Russian: Бе́лая; Bashkir: Ағиҙел [ä.ʁi̠.ˈðɪ̞l],  pronunciation ; Tatar Cyrillic: Агыйдел, Latin: Ağidel [ˌʌɣiˈdel]) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.

Its length is 1,210 km (700 mi).[1]

Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence with the Ufa River), and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama River near Neftekamsk.

Map of the Volga watershed with the Belaya highlighted

References

  1. "Definition of Belaya River in English". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 December 2013. 
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