- Malaya Kokshaga River
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Izi Kakšan, Malaya Kokshaga River
Pond in the central part of Yoshkar-OlaOrigin Mari El, Russia Mouth Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga near Kokshaisk, Mari El, Russia Basin countries Mari El, Russia Length 194 km Avg. discharge 30 m3/s Basin area 5,160 km² The Malaya Kokshaga (Mari: Изи Какшан, Izi Kakšan; Russian: Малая Кокша́га, literally Little Kokshaga) is a 194 km-long river in Mari El, a left tributary of the Volga. It originates in the northern part of the republic, passes through its capital, Yoshkar-Ola, and flows to the Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga near Kokshaisk. The Malaya Kokshaga is mainly fed by snow. From November till April the river is frozen. The riverbed is meandering; there are many former river beds in the valley. The main tributary is the Maly Kundysh.
See also
- Bolshaya Kokshaga
Volga River Tributaries Selizharovka · Vazuza · Tvertsa · Shosha · Dubna · Medveditsa · Nerl · Kashinka · Sit' · Mologa · Suda · Sheksna · Sogozha · Kotorosl · Kostroma · Nyomda · Unzha · Uzola · Oka · Kudma · Kerzhenets · Sura · Vetluga · Rutka · Tsivil · Great Kokshaga · Little Kokshaga · Anish · Ilet · Sviyaga · Sumka · Kazanka · Kama · Aktay · Bezdna · Cheremshan · Sok · Samara · Chapayevka · Little Irgiz · Irgiz · Tereshka · Yeruslan · Akhtuba (distributary)Reservoirs Hydroelectric
stationsCanals
Categories:- Volga basin
- Rivers of Mari El
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