Izh River

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Izh, İj, Otš River
Origin Malye Oshvortsy, Udmurtia
Mouth Nizhnekamsk Reservoir, Kama River
Basin countries Udmurtia and Tatarstan, Russia
Length 226 km
Avg. discharge 587 (max, 1979)
Basin area 8,478 km²

The Izh (Russian: Иж; Udmurt: Оӵ, Otš; Tatar Cyrillic: Иж, Latin: İj [iʒ]) is a river in Udmurtia and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Kama River. Its length is 226 km (97 of them in Tatarstan) and its drainage basin is 8,478 km². It origins near Malye Oshvortsy,Udmurtia and falls to the Nizhnekamsk Reservoir, Kama River near Golyushurma tract in Agryzsky District, Tatarstan.

The river's major tributaries are Agryzka, Chazh, Kyrykmas, Varzinka, Varzi Rivers. The mineralization 300 to 500 mg/l. Its drainage is regulated. The Izhevsk Reservoir was constructed in 1760 to supply Izhevsk industry with water. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. There are notable mineral springs in Izh valley.[1] Izhevsk and Agryz are the cities sitting on the river banks.

References

  1. (Tatar) "Иж". Tatar Encyclopaedia. Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002. 

Coordinates: 56°02′15″N 52°54′04″E / 56.03750°N 52.90111°E / 56.03750; 52.90111

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