Kama River
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| Kama | |
|---|---|
| Map of the Volga watershed with the Kama highlighted | |
| Origin | Udmurtia |
| Mouth | Volga River |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Length | 1,805 km (1,122 mi) |
| Source elevation | |
| Avg. discharge | |
| Basin area | 507,000 km² |
Kama (Russian: река́ Ка́ма) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than Volga before junction).
It starts in Udmurtia, near the town of Kuligi (Russian: Кулига), flowing north-west on 125 miles, turn north-east near the town of Loyno (Russian: Лойно) for another 125 miles, then turns south and west in Perm Krai, flowing again through Udmurtia and then through Tatarstan, where it meets the Volga.
The overall length is 1805 km. The largest tributaries to the Kama are Kosa, Vishera, Sylva, Chusovaya, Belaya, Ik, Izh and Vyatka Rivers. The cities situated on the banks of the Kama are Solikamsk, Berezniki, Perm, Sarapul, and Naberezhnye Chelny. It is located to the west of the Ural Mts. and is a fairly well used trade route.
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Crossing of the rivers Chusovaya (tributary) and Kama |
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Picture of Kama River and city of Perm |
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View in Yelabuga. |
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A Russian truss bridge by Lavr Proskuryakov. Early colour photograph, taken ca. 1912. |
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- (English) Naberezhnye Chelny and the river Kama.
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| Tributaries: Selizharovka • Vazuza • Tvertsa • Shosha • Dubna • Medveditsa • Nerl • Kashinka • Mologa • Sheksna • Kotorosl • Kostroma • Unzha • Uzola • Oka • Kudma • Kerzhenets • Sura • Vetluga • Rutka • Tsivil • Great Kokshaga • Little Kokshaga • Ilet • Sviyaga • Kazanka • Kama • Cheremshan • Sok • Samara • Chapayevka • Little Irgiz • Irgiz • Tereshka • Yeruslan • Akhtuba (distributary) | |||
| Reservoirs: Volgo Lake • Ivankovo • Uglich • Rybinsk • Gorky • Cheboksary • Kuybyshev • Saratov • Volgograd | |||
| Hydroelectric stations: Ivankovo • Uglich • Rybinsk • Nizhny Novgorod • Cheboksary • Zhigulyov • Saratov • Volga | |||
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