Ik (river)

For a tributary of the Berd, see Ik (Berd). For a tributary of the Sakmara, see Bolshoy Ik.

Ik
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bugulma-Belebey Hills
Mouth	Kama
• location	Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
• coordinates	55°42′08″N 53°22′59″E
Length	571 km (355 mi)
Basin size	18,100 km^2 (7,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	45.5 m^3/s (1,610 cu ft/s) (near Nagaybakovo)
Basin features
Progression	Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Ik (Russian: Ик; Tatar: Ык, Iq; Bashkir: Ыҡ, Iq) is a river in Russia that flows north to the Kama, joining it from the left. It flows through the Republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan and through Orenburg Oblast. The left tributaries of the Ik are Mellya, Menzelya, Dymka, and the right tributary is Usen.[1] It is 571 kilometres (355 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 18,100 square kilometres (7,000 sq mi).[2]

The time difference between Bavly in Tatarstan and Oktyabrsky in Bashkortostan is two hours (Tatarstan uses Moscow Time and Bashkortostan uses Yekaterinburg Time). Therefore, the bridge through Ik (river-border) is jokingly called "the longest bridge in the world".[3]

Ik river

References

1. Ик, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
2. «Река Ик (Большой Ик)», Russian State Water Registry
3. The longest bridge in the world.(in Russian)