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Kichuy River

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Basin size
  
1,330 km (510 sq mi)

Basin area
  
1,330 km²

Length
  
114 km

Country
  
Russia

Main source
  
Minnibayevo, Almetyevsky District

River mouth
  
Lenino, Novosheshminsky District

Discharge
  
Average rate: 472 m/s (16,700 cu ft/s) (maximum)

The Kichuy (Russian: Кичуй) or Kiçü (Tatar: Кичү, Kiçü; [kiˈɕy]) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sheshma River. It is 114 kilometres (71 mi), and its drainage basin covers 1,330 square kilometres (510 sq mi).

Map of r. Kichuy, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

Major tributaries are the Butinka, Batraska, Chupayka, Yamashka, and Tetvelka. The maximal mineralization 400-71000 mg/l. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 127 millimetres (5.0 in). Drainage is regulated.

References

Kichuy River Wikipedia