Syun Explained

Syun
Mouth Coordinates:55.7197°N 54.2769°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:209km (130miles)
Discharge1 Avg:14.8m3/s
Basin Size:4500km2

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 209km (130miles) long,[1] of which 74km (46miles) are in Tatarstan. Its drainage basin covers 4500km2.[1] Major tributaries in Tatarstan are the Kalmiya, Sikiya, Terpelya, Bezyada, and Sharan in Bashkortostan. The maximal water discharge is 655m3/s (1979), and the maximal mineralization 500 to 1000 mg/L. Average sediment at the mouth per year is 120mm. Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as a "natural monument of Tatarstan".

Notes and References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=183557 «Река СЮНЬ»