Yuryuzan (river)

Yuryuzan
Yuryuzan river near Ust-Katav in Chelyabinsk Oblast.
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Yamantau, South Urals
• coordinates	54°17′39″N 58°14′28″E
• elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Mouth	Pavlovskoye Reservoir
• coordinates	55°42′20″N 56°58′15″E
• elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Length	404 km (251 mi)
Basin size	7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	55 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Ufa→ Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Yuryuzan (Russian: Юрюза́нь, Yuryuzán; Bashkir: Йүрүҙән, Yürüźän) is a river in the Republic of Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa (Kama basin). The length of the river is 404 kilometers (251 mi). The area of its basin is 7,240 square kilometers (2,800 sq mi).

The name of the river originates from the Bashkir language and means "The big river".

Course

The Yuryuzan has its sources in the slopes of Mount Yamantau in the Ural Mountains. Its valley marks the southwestern limit of the Nurgush mountain range. Finally it flows into the Pavlovskoye Reservoir near Karaidel. It freezes up in the second half of October – early December and stays icebound until April. The river is navigable within the first 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) of its estuary. The towns of Yuryuzan and Ust-Katav are located on the river Yuryuzan. The Yuryuzan is very popular river for easy rafting.

External links

Media related to Yuryuzan River at Wikimedia Commons

• Стрекозы - Сайт о стрекозах (Odonata) Южного Урала(in Russian)