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Belaya (Kama)
River in Bashkortostan, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Agidel (disambiguation).
The Belaya (Russian: Бе́лая, romanized: Belaja; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, romanized: Ağeðil [ɑ.ʁe.ˈðɪ̞l], pronunciationⓘ; Tatar: Агыйдел, romanized: Ağidel [ˌʌɣiˈdel]) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.
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Belaya | |
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![]() The Belaya in Ufa | |
![]() Belaya basin | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Bashkortostan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Iremel mountains |
• location | Novokhusainovo, Uchalinsky District |
• coordinates | 54°33′0″N 59°3′0″E |
• elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
Mouth | Kama |
• location | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir |
• coordinates | 55°53′14″N 53°36′14″E |
• elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Length | 1,430 km (890 mi) |
Basin size | 142,000 km2 (55,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 858 m3/s (30,300 cu ft/s) (near Birsk) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
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It is 1,430 kilometres (890 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi).[1][2]
Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence with the river Ufa), and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama near Neftekamsk.