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Belaya (Kama)

The Belaya (Russian: Бе́лая, romanizedBelaja; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, romanizedAğeðil [ɑ.ʁe.ˈðɪ̞l], pronunciation; Tatar: Агыйдел, romanized: Ağidel [ˌʌɣiˈdel]) is a river in Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.

It is 1,430 kilometres (890 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi).

Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence with the river Ufa), and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama near Neftekamsk.

Tributaries

Map of the Volga watershed with the Belaya highlighted

The largest tributaries of the Belaya are, from source to mouth:

See also