Belaya | |
Map: | Belaya_basin.png |
Pushpin Map: | European Russia |
Source1: | Iremel mountains |
Source1 Location: | Novokhusainovo, Uchalinsky District |
Source1 Coordinates: | 54.55°N 59.05°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 749m (2,457feet) |
Mouth: | Kama |
Mouth Location: | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir |
Mouth Coordinates: | 55.8872°N 53.6039°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 57m (187feet) |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Bashkortostan |
Length: | 1430km (890miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 858m3/s (near Birsk) |
Basin Size: | 142000km2 |
The Belaya (; pronounced as /ba/, ; pronounced as /tt/) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.
It is 1430km (890miles) long, and its drainage basin covers 142000km2.[1] [2]
Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence with the river Ufa), and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama near Neftekamsk.
The largest tributaries of the Belaya are, from source to mouth:[1]