Belaya River (Kuban)
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Belaya is a river in the Republic of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai
of Russia
. It is a tributary
of the Kuban River
, which it joins in the Krasnodar Reservoir). The river is 273 km long, with a drainage basin
of 5,990 km². It has its sources at the main watershed of the Caucasus Mountains
. In its upper reaches it is a typical mountain river, and flows through deep canyons, while in its lower parts it is a slow flowing lowland river.
The towns of Maykop
and Belorechensk
lies at the Belaya River.
Krasnodar Krai
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of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Kuban River
Kuban River
The Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
, which it joins in the Krasnodar Reservoir). The river is 273 km long, with a drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 5,990 km². It has its sources at the main watershed of the Caucasus Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region .The Caucasus Mountains includes:* the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and* the Lesser Caucasus Mountains....
. In its upper reaches it is a typical mountain river, and flows through deep canyons, while in its lower parts it is a slow flowing lowland river.
The towns of Maykop
Maykop
Maykop is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River . Population: -History:...
and Belorechensk
Belorechensk, Krasnodar Krai
Belorechensk is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on the Belaya River, from which it takes its name. Population: It was established as a Cossack settlement in 1863. Town status was granted to it in 1958. During the Soviet era, a corrective labor camp was located here.-External links:*...
lies at the Belaya River.