Belaya (Kama)

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The Belaya in Ufa
Belaya basin
Location
Country	Bashkortostan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Iremel mountain
• coordinates	54°33′0″N 59°3′0″E / 54.55000°N 59.05000°E / 54.55000; 59.05000
Mouth	Kama, Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
• coordinates	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)
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

The Belaya (Russian: Бе́лая, romanized: Belaja; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, romanized: Ağiźel, lit. 'Ağiðel' [ä.ʁi̠.ˈðɪ̞l], pronunciation (help·info); Tatar: Агыйдел [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, 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.

Tributaries[]

Map of the Volga watershed with the Belaya highlighted

The largest tributaries of the Belaya are, from source to mouth:^[1]

References[]

Gallery[]

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  The middle Belaya valley

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  The entrance to the Kapova Cave

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  The Belaya River in Ufa

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