Miass River
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Miass River is a river on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains
near Chelyabinsk
. It flows mainly northeast to join the Iset River
which continues northeast to join the north-flowing Tobol River
which leads to the Ob River
and the Arctic Ocean. Located mostly in Chelyabinsk Oblast
and Kurgan Oblast
, its length is 658 km and the area of its basin 21,800 km². The Miass River freezes up in late October–November and stays under the ice until April. The cities of Chelyabinsk
and Miass
are located on the Miass River.
Its headwaters are in the northeast corner of Bashkiria near those of the east-flowing Uy River
, the south-flowing Ural River
and the Ufa River
and Belaya River
, both of which lead west to the Volga. It flows about 50 km north past the town of Miass
to the Argazi Reservoir
, then mostly east to Chelyabinsk and then mostly northeast to meet the Iset River
. South of the Miass is the Uy River
which flows east to the Tobol and northwest, the Techa River
which also flows northeast into the Iset.
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
near Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
. It flows mainly northeast to join the Iset River
Iset River
Iset River is a river in Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia. It rises in the Ural Mountains 25km northwest of Yekaterinburg and flows east into the Tobol River. To the north of its basin is that of Tura River and to the south, the Uy River. The length of the Iset River is...
which continues northeast to join the north-flowing Tobol River
Tobol River
Tobol is a river in Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia and Kazakhstan, left tributary of the Irtysh. The length of the Tobol River is 1591 km. The area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km². Average discharge at mouth is 805 m³/s. The lower reaches of the river freeze up in late October -...
which leads to the Ob River
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
and the Arctic Ocean. Located mostly in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chelyabinsk Oblast
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and Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. Population: -History:The oblast was formed on February 6, 1943, just when the Soviet Army decisively defeated Hitler's forces near Stalingrad...
, its length is 658 km and the area of its basin 21,800 km². The Miass River freezes up in late October–November and stays under the ice until April. The cities of Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
and Miass
Miass
Miass is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Chelyabinsk, on the eastern slope of the southern Urals, on the bank of the Miass River. Population: -History:...
are located on the Miass River.
Its headwaters are in the northeast corner of Bashkiria near those of the east-flowing Uy River
Uy River
Uy River may refer to:* Uy River * Uy River...
, the south-flowing Ural River
Ural River
The Ural or Jayıq/Zhayyq , known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,511 mi making it the third longest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube...
and the Ufa River
Ufa River
Ufa River is a river in the Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the Republic of Bashkortostan; a tributary of the Belaya River. It is 918 km in length. The area of the basin is 53,100 km². It freezes up between late October and early December and stays under the ice until...
and Belaya River
Belaya River
Belaya River may refer to the following rivers in Russia:*Belaya River , a tributary of the Lake Imandra in the Murmansk Oblast*Belaya River , a tributary of the Kama River in the Republic of Bashkortostan...
, both of which lead west to the Volga. It flows about 50 km north past the town of Miass
Miass
Miass is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Chelyabinsk, on the eastern slope of the southern Urals, on the bank of the Miass River. Population: -History:...
to the Argazi Reservoir
Argazi Reservoir
Argazi Reservoir is a reservoir, created on the Miass River in Chelyabinsk Oblast in 1946. The Argazi Lake has become a part of the Argazi Reservoir ever since. The reservoir has a surface area of 102 km² and a water volume of 0,65 cubic km. Its length is 11 km, average depth - 6,5 m...
, then mostly east to Chelyabinsk and then mostly northeast to meet the Iset River
Iset River
Iset River is a river in Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia. It rises in the Ural Mountains 25km northwest of Yekaterinburg and flows east into the Tobol River. To the north of its basin is that of Tura River and to the south, the Uy River. The length of the Iset River is...
. South of the Miass is the Uy River
Uy River
Uy River may refer to:* Uy River * Uy River...
which flows east to the Tobol and northwest, the Techa River
Techa River
The Techa River is a river on the eastern flank of the southern Ural Mountains noted for its nuclear contamination. It is about 240 km long and its basin is 7,500 square kilometers. It begins at the formerly-secret nuclear-processing town of Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast about 80 km northwest of...
which also flows northeast into the Iset.