Kazanka (river)
| Kazanka | |
|---|---|
Arsk District | |
| Mouth | Volga |
• location | Kuybyshev Reservoir in Kazan |
• coordinates | 55°50′03″N 49°04′41″E / 55.8341°N 49.078°E |
• elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Length | 142 km (88 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 299 m3/s (10,600 cu ft/s) (near mouth) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Kazanka (
Iske Kazan. The river is 142 kilometres (88 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi).[1] The main tributaries are the Iya, Kismes, Shimyakovka and Sula. Historically, the Bulak
river flowed into Kazanka until it was separated by a dam in 1957. The maximum river discharge is 299 cubic metres per second (10,600 cu ft/s), and the minimal mineralization is 400–1000 mg/L. In Tatarstan, Kazanka has a status of a natural monument.
During the construction of the Samara Reservoir, a lower part of the Kazanka valley was flooded. A part of the riverbed was separated from the reservoir by dams, creating a new riverbed. In 2008 a project was proposed to fill in a cove in the wide section of the estuary for a business district.
The Kazanka divides the city of Kazan into two equal parts. Six bridges within the city cross the Kazanka; the most notable among them is the Millennium Bridge.
References
- ^ «Река КАЗАНКА», Russian State Water Registry
- "Казансу". Republic of TatarstanAcademy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
See also
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