Myosha River
Encyclopedia
The Myosha is a river in Tatarstan
, Russian Federation
, a right-bank tributary
of the Kama River
. It originates in a forest near Yatmas-Dusay village of the Kukmorsky District
and flows into the Kuybyshev Reservoir west of Narmonka village. Its length is 204 km and its drainage basin
is 4,180 km². The river is fed by snow and rain, and from November till April it is usually frozen.
Major tributaries are Kazkash, Little Myosha, Tyamtibash, Nyrsa, Nurminka, Sula rivers. The maximal water discharge is 1400 m³/s (1979), the maximal mineralization 800–1,000 mg/l. Drainage is regulated. Myosha is a local recreation zone. Since 1978 it has been protected as a natural monument of Tatarstan.
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
, Russian Federation
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...
, a right-bank 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 Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
. It originates in a forest near Yatmas-Dusay village of the Kukmorsky District
Kukmorsky District
Kukmorsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Kukmor. District's population: 53,691 ; Population of Kukmor accounts for 32.5% of the district's population....
and flows into the Kuybyshev Reservoir west of Narmonka village. Its length is 204 km and its 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...
is 4,180 km². The river is fed by snow and rain, and from November till April it is usually frozen.
Major tributaries are Kazkash, Little Myosha, Tyamtibash, Nyrsa, Nurminka, Sula rivers. The maximal water discharge is 1400 m³/s (1979), the maximal mineralization 800–1,000 mg/l. Drainage is regulated. Myosha is a local recreation zone. Since 1978 it has been protected as a natural monument of Tatarstan.