Zay River
Encyclopedia
The Zay is a river in Tatarstan
, Russian Federation
, a left-bank tributary
of the Kama River
. Its length is 270 km and its drainage basin
is 5,020 km². It origins near Mikhaylovka
, Leninogorsky District
, Tatarstan
and falls to the Kama River
7 km south-west of Nizhnekamsk
.
At its headstream the river is named the Steppe Zay . The lower reach of the river after the confluence with Forest Zay River (55 km), the river is named simply Zay. Also, one of headstream Steppe Zay’s tributary is also named simply Zay. Another major tributaries are Moshkara, Zay-Karatay, Ursala, Aktashka, and Shumyshka Rivers. The mineralization varies from 2000-3000 to 5000–8000 mg/l. Average sediment in mouth per year is 130 mm. Drainage is regulated. There are two reservoirs, Zainsk
and Karabash Reservoir
s constructed in Zay valley. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. Zainsk
, Almetyevsk
and Karabash, Tatarstan stay on the river.
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
, Russian Federation
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, a left-bank tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Kama River
Kama River
Kama 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 the Volga before junction....
. Its length is 270 km and its drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 5,020 km². It origins near Mikhaylovka
Mikhaylovka
-Armenia:*Mikhaylovka, Armenia*Chambarak, Armenia; founded as Mikhaylovka*Hankavan, Armenia; formerly Mikhaylovka-Russia:*Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast, a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia...
, Leninogorsky District
Leninogorsky District
Leninogorsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Leninogorsk . District's population: 24,232 ;...
, Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
and falls to the Kama River
Kama River
Kama 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 the Volga before junction....
7 km south-west of Nizhnekamsk
Nizhnekamsk
Nizhnekamsk is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol.Population: -History:...
.
At its headstream the river is named the Steppe Zay . The lower reach of the river after the confluence with Forest Zay River (55 km), the river is named simply Zay. Also, one of headstream Steppe Zay’s tributary is also named simply Zay. Another major tributaries are Moshkara, Zay-Karatay, Ursala, Aktashka, and Shumyshka Rivers. The mineralization varies from 2000-3000 to 5000–8000 mg/l. Average sediment in mouth per year is 130 mm. Drainage is regulated. There are two reservoirs, Zainsk
Zainsk Reservoir
Zainsk Reservoir or Zay Reservoir is a reservoir of the Zay River near Zainsk, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. It was filled in 1963 to be a cooling pond for Zainsk TTP. It has surface area 20.5 km², a length 12 km, mean width 1.7 km, mean depth 3.1 m and a volume 63 million cubic meters....
and Karabash Reservoir
Karabash Reservoir
Karabash Reservoir is a reservoir of the upper Zay River near Karabash, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. It was filled in 1957 for the local oil and other industry needs. It has surface area 7.31 km², a length 8.7 km, mean depth 7.2 m and a volume 52.3 million cubic meters....
s constructed in Zay valley. Since 1978 it is protected as natural monument of Tatarstan. Zainsk
Zainsk
Zainsk is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Stepnoy Zay River , east of Kazan. It serves as the administrative center of Zainsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:...
, Almetyevsk
Almetyevsk
Almetyevsk , also spelled Almat and Elmet, is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Zay River southeast of Kazan. Population: 77,000 ; 49,000 ....
and Karabash, Tatarstan stay on the river.