The Yuryuzan (, ''Yuryuzán''; , ''Yürüźän'') is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the

Republic of Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

and

Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...

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, a left

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...

(

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basin).Юрюзань (река)

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The length of the river is . The area of its basin is .«Река Юрюзань»
Russian State Water Registry The name of the river originates from the

Bashkir language Bashkir (, ; Bashkir: ''Bashqortsa'', ''Bashqort tele'', ) is a Turkic language belonging to the Kipchak branch. It is co-official with Russian in Bashkortostan. It is spoken by approximately 1.4 million native speakers in Russia, as well as i ...

and means "The big river".

Course

The Yuryuzan has its sources in the slopes of

Mount Yamantau Yamantau ( ba, Ямантау, russian: гора Ямантау) is a mountain in the Ural Mountains, located in Beloretsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. Standing at 1,640 metres (5,381 ft) it is the highest mountain in the Southern Ura ...

. Its valley marks the southwestern limit of the

Nurgush Nurgush (russian: Нургуш; ba, Нөргөш) is a mountain range in Satkinsky District, western part of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation.Google Earth The range is within the protected area of the Zyuratkul National Park. The name ...

. Finally it flows into the Pavlovskoye Reservoir near

Karaidel Karaidel (russian: Караидель, ba, Ҡариҙел, ''Qariźel'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Karaidelsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Ufa River The Ufa (, , ''Qa ...

. It freezes up in the second half of October – early December and stays under the ice until April. The river is navigable within the first of its

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...

. The towns of Yuryuzan and

Ust-Katav Ust-Katav (russian: Усть-Ката́в) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuryuzan River. Population: Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rura ...

are located on the river Yuryuzan. The Yuryuzan is very popular river for easy rafting.

References

External links

Стрекозы - Сайт о стрекозах (Odonata) Южного Урала
Rivers of Chelyabinsk Oblast Rivers of Bashkortostan {{Russia-river-stub