Toyma River
Encyclopedia
The Toyma is a river in Udmurtia
and Tatarstan
, Russian Federation
, a right-bank tributary
of the Kama River
. Its length is 124 km (84 of them in Tatarstan) and its drainage basin
is 1,446 km². It origins in Udmurtia
and falls to the Kama near Yelabuga
, Tatarstan
.
Major tributaries are Vozzhayka, Yurashka, Karinka Rivers. The maximal mineralization 400-600 mg/l. The maximal water discharge is 533 m³/s (1979). Drainage is regulated. Average sediment in mouth per year is 146 mm. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. Mendeleyevsk
and Yelabuga
stay on the river.
Udmurtia
The Udmurt Republic , or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: -History:...
and 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....
. Its length is 124 km (84 of them in Tatarstan) 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 1,446 km². It origins in Udmurtia
Udmurtia
The Udmurt Republic , or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: -History:...
and falls to the Kama near Yelabuga
Yelabuga
Yelabuga The history of the settlement dates back to the 11th century, when a Volga Bulgarian border castle was established. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası ....
, 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,...
.
Major tributaries are Vozzhayka, Yurashka, Karinka Rivers. The maximal mineralization 400-600 mg/l. The maximal water discharge is 533 m³/s (1979). Drainage is regulated. Average sediment in mouth per year is 146 mm. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. Mendeleyevsk
Mendeleyevsk
Mendeleyevsk is a town and the administrative center of Mendeleyevsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Toyma River, east of Kazan. Population:...
and Yelabuga
Yelabuga
Yelabuga The history of the settlement dates back to the 11th century, when a Volga Bulgarian border castle was established. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası ....
stay on the river.