Menzelya River

Minzälä, Menzelya River
Origin	Novy Menzelyabash, Sarmanovsky District, Tatarstan
Mouth	Nizhnekamsk Reservoir, Ik River
Basin countries	Tatarstan, Russia
Length	147 km
Avg. discharge	215 (max, 1979)
Basin area	2,120 km²

The Menzelya (Russian: Мензеля; Tatar Cyrillic: Минзәлә, Latin: Minzälä) 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. ^[1] Menzelinsk stay on the river. The notable landmark of the river and the town is an abandoned railway bridge, where railway was never installed.

References

1. ^ (Tatar) "Минзәлә". Tatar Encyclopedia. Kazan: Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.