Belaya (Kama)
| Belaya | |
|---|---|
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 / 54.55000°N 59.05000°E |
| • elevation | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
| Mouth | Kama |
• location | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir |
• coordinates | 55°53′14″N 53°36′14″E / 55.88722°N 53.60389°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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The Belaya (/ˈbɛlaɪə/ BEL-y-ə) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russia. 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).
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.