Kama River

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Kama
Map of the Volga watershed with the Kama highlighted
Map of the Volga watershed with the Kama highlighted
Origin Udmurtia
Mouth Volga River
Basin countries Russia
Length 1,805 km (1,122 mi)
Source elevation  
Avg. discharge  
Basin area 507,000 km²

Kama (Russian: река́ Ка́ма) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than Volga before junction).

It starts in Udmurtia, near the town of Kuligi (Russian: Кулига), flowing north-west on 125 miles, turn north-east near the town of Loyno (Russian: Лойно) for another 125 miles, then turns south and west in Perm Krai, flowing again through Udmurtia and then through Tatarstan, where it meets the Volga.

The overall length is 1805 km. The largest tributaries to the Kama are Kosa, Vishera, Sylva, Chusovaya, Belaya, Ik, Izh and Vyatka Rivers. The cities situated on the banks of the Kama are Solikamsk, Berezniki, Perm, Sarapul, and Naberezhnye Chelny. It is located to the west of the Ural Mts. and is a fairly well used trade route.


Crossing of the rivers Chusovaya (tributary) and Kama

Picture of Kama River and city of Perm

View in Yelabuga.

A Russian truss bridge by Lavr Proskuryakov. Early colour photograph, taken ca. 1912.


Volga River
 Map of the drainage basin of the Volga.
Tributaries: Selizharovka • Vazuza • Tvertsa • Shosha • Dubna • Medveditsa • Nerl • Kashinka • Mologa • Sheksna • Kotorosl • Kostroma • Unzha • Uzola • Oka • Kudma • Kerzhenets • Sura • Vetluga • Rutka • Tsivil • Great Kokshaga • Little Kokshaga • Ilet • Sviyaga • Kazanka • Kama • Cheremshan • Sok • Samara • Chapayevka • Little Irgiz • Irgiz • Tereshka • Yeruslan • Akhtuba (distributary)
Reservoirs: Volgo Lake • Ivankovo • Uglich • Rybinsk • Gorky • Cheboksary • Kuybyshev • Saratov • Volgograd
Hydroelectric stations: Ivankovo • Uglich • Rybinsk • Nizhny Novgorod • Cheboksary • Zhigulyov • Saratov • Volga


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