Mari Depression
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The Mari Depression is a depression at the left side of the Volga, from the western borders of the Mari El
to the Bolshaya Kokshaga River
. Elevation is from 50 to 100 meters, now is partly flooded with Cheboksary Reservoir
. The dunes covered with forests are situated between the rivers.
Mari El
The Mari El Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Yoshkar-Ola. Population: -Geography:The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia, along the Volga River. The swampy Mari Depression is located in the west of the republic...
to the Bolshaya Kokshaga River
Bolshaya Kokshaga River
The Bolshaya Kokshaga is a river in Kirov Oblast and Mari El, Russian Federation. It is a left-bank tributary of the Volga. Its length is 297 km and its drainage basin is 6,330 km²...
. Elevation is from 50 to 100 meters, now is partly flooded with Cheboksary Reservoir
Cheboksary Reservoir
Cheboksary Reservoir is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River and formed by the Cheboksary Dam in Novocheboksarsk....
. The dunes covered with forests are situated between the rivers.