Belaya River (Kama)

Belaya River, Ağidel, Aghidhel River
Belaya River in Ufa
Belaya River basin
Country Bashkortostan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Main source Iremel mountain
54°33′0″N 59°3′0″E / 54.55000°N 59.05000°E / 54.55000; 59.05000
River 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
Length 1,430 km (890 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    858 m3/s (30,300 cu ft/s) (near Birsk)
Basin features
Basin size 142,000 km2 (55,000 sq mi)

Belaya River (Russian: Бе́лая, translit. Belaja; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, translit. Ağiźel, lit. 'Ağiðel' [ä.ʁi̠.ˈðɪ̞l],  pronunciation ; Tatar: Cyrillic Агыйдел, Latin Ağídel, Arabic اعىدئل [ˌʌɣiˈdel]) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.

It is 1,430 kilometres (890 mi) long.[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. ↑ "Belaya River". Britannica.com. Retrieved 30 May 2016.


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