Menzelya River
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The Menzelya is a river in Tatarstan
, Russian Federation
, a former left-bank tributary
of the Ik River
, now falls into the Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
. Its length is 147 km and its drainage basin
is 2,120 km². It origins 2 km west of Novy Menzelyabash, Sarmanovsky District
, Tatarstan
.
Major tributaries are Kholodnaya, Kamyshly, Iganya, Urguda Rivers. The maximal mineralization 400-800 mg/l. Average sediment in mouth per year reach 100 mm. The maximal discharge is 215 m³/s Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. Menzelinsk
stay on the river. The notable landmark of the river and the town is an abandoned railway bridge, where railway was never installed.
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
, Russian Federation
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, a former left-bank tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Ik River
Ik River
Ik River is a river in Russia which flows north to the Kama River. It flows through the Republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, and through Orenburg Oblast. The left tributaries are Mellya, Menzelya, Dymka, the right tributary is Usen....
, now falls into the Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
Lower Kama Reservoir or Nizhnekamsk Reservoir is the lowest reservoir from the Kama River hydroelectric cascade. It is situated in Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Bashkortostan and Perm Krai, Russian Federation. The reservoir was filled in 1978-81 up to 62 m above sea level after the construction of dam of...
. Its length is 147 km and its drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 2,120 km². It origins 2 km west of Novy Menzelyabash, Sarmanovsky District
Sarmanovsky District
Sarmanovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Sarmanovo. District's population: 37,475 ; Population of Sarmanovo accounts for 16.9% of the district's population....
, Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
.
Major tributaries are Kholodnaya, Kamyshly, Iganya, Urguda Rivers. The maximal mineralization 400-800 mg/l. Average sediment in mouth per year reach 100 mm. The maximal discharge is 215 m³/s Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk , also spelled Minzala or Minzele, is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River , east of Kazan. Population: 15,800 . Russians account for 49.3% of the town's population, while Tatars comprise 46.8%.It was founded in 1584–1586 and was granted status of...
stay on the river. The notable landmark of the river and the town is an abandoned railway bridge, where railway was never installed.