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The Rutka is a river in Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...

and Mari El

Mari El

The Mari El Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Yoshkar-Ola. Population: -Geography:The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia, along the Volga River. The swampy Mari Depression is located in the west of the republic...

, 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 153 km long. The Rutka origins in Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast

, passes the Mari Depression

Mari Depression

The Mari Depression is a depression at the left side of the Volga, from the western borders of the Mari El to the Bolshaya Kokshaga River. Elevation is from 50 to 100 meters, now is partly flooded with Cheboksary Reservoir. The dunes covered with forests are situated between the rivers.-References:...

and flows to the Cheboksary Reservoir

Cheboksary Reservoir

Cheboksary Reservoir is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River and formed by the Cheboksary Dam in Novocheboksarsk....

. The Rutka frezes up in November and stays under ice until April. The river is navigable.

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