The Syun (Bashkir: Сөн, Sön; Russian: Сюнь; Tatar: Сөн, Sön) is a river in Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Belaya (Kama basin). It is 209 kilometres (130 mi) long,[1] of which 74 kilometres (46 mi) are in Tatarstan. Its drainage basin covers 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi).[1] Major tributaries in Tatarstan are the Kalmiya, Sikiya, Terpelya, Bezyada, and Sharan in Bashkortostan. The maximal water discharge is 655 cubic metres per second (23,100 cu ft/s) (1979), and the maximal mineralization 500 to 1000 mg/L. Average sediment at the mouth per year is 120 millimetres (4.7 in). Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as a "natural monument of Tatarstan".[2]
| Syun | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Republics | Bashkortostan and Tatarstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bashkortostan |
| Mouth | Belaya |
• coordinates | 55°43′11″N 54°16′37″E / 55.71972°N 54.27694°E |
| Length | 209 km (130 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 14.8 m3/s (520 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
References
edit- ^ a b «Река СЮНЬ», Russian State Water Registry
- ^ "Сөн". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
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