Kama River

Kama River

Infobox River | river_name = Kama


caption = Map of the Volga watershed with the Kama highlighted
origin = Udmurtia
mouth = Volga River
basin_countries = Russia
length = 1,805 km (1,122 mi)
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 507,000 km²

Kama ( _ru. река́ Ка́ма) is a major 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 ( _ru. Кулига), flowing north-west on 125 miles, turn north-east near the town of Loyno ( _ru. 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, Zay, Vyatka and Myosha 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 Mountains and is a fairly well used trade route.

Before the advent of the railroads, the Kama was connected by important portages with the basins of the Northern Dvina and the Pechora. In the early 19th century, Northern Ekaterininsky Canal connected the upper Kama with the Vychegda River (a tributary of the Northern Dvina), but was mostly abandoned after just a few years due to low use.

Dams and reservoirs

The Kama is dammed at several locations:
* At Perm, by the dam of the Kama Hydroelectric Station (Камская ГЭС), forming the Kama Reservoir (Камское водохранилище);
* At Chaykovsky, by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station (Воткинская ГЭС), forming the Votkinsk Reservoir;
* At Naberezhnye Chelny, by the dam of the Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Нижнекамская ГЭС), forming the Nizhnekamsk Reservoir.

Gallery

External links

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* [http://www.naberezhnye-chelny.com Naberezhnye Chelny and the Kama River]


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