The Syun (Bashkir: Сөн, Russian: Сюнь, Tatar: Сөн) is a river in Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Belaya (Kama basin). It is 209 kilometres (130 mi) long,[1] of which 74 kilometres (46 mi) are in Tatarstan. Its drainage basin covers 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi).[1] Major tributaries in Tatarstan are Kalmiya, Sikiya, Terpelya, Bezyada, and Sharan in Bashkortostan. The maximal water discharge is 655 cubic metres per second (23,100 cu ft/s) (1979), and the maximal mineralization 500 to 1000 mg/L. Average sediment at the mouth per year is 120 millimetres (4.7 in). Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as a "natural monument of Tatarstan".[2]
Syun | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Republics | Bashkortostan and Tatarstan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bashkortostan |
Mouth | Belaya |
• coordinates | 55°43′11″N 54°16′37″E |
Length | 209 km (130 mi) |
Basin size | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 14.8 m3/s (520 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
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