Ufa (river) explained

Ufa
Mouth Coordinates:54.6781°N 55.9906°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:918km (570miles)
Discharge1 Avg:388m3/s
Basin Size:53100km2

The Ufa (;) is a river in the Ural Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia; a right tributary of the river Belaya.[1] [2] It is 918km (570miles) long, and its basin covers 53100km2.[3] It freezes up between late October and early December and stays ice-bound until April or May. Pavlovka Hydroelectric Station is along the Ufa. The river's water is widely used for water supply. The main ports are Krasnoufimsk and Ufa (at the mouth of the river).

Tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Ufa are, from source to mouth:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ufa. Merriam Webster. 9 February 2014.
  2. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article114860.html Уфа (река)
  3. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=182592 «Река УФА»