Kichuy

This article is about a river in Russia. For the television station, see KICU-TV.
Kichuy
Map
Location
CountryTatarstan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMinnibayevo, Almetyevsky District
MouthSheshma
 • location
Lenino, Novosheshminsky District
 • coordinates
55°12′51″N 51°16′27″E / 55.2143°N 51.2743°E / 55.2143; 51.2743
Length114 km (71 mi)
Basin size1,330 km2 (510 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average472 m3/s (16,700 cu ft/s) (maximum)
Basin features
ProgressionSheshma→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Kichuy (Russian: Кичуй), (Tatar: Кичү) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sheshma. It is 114 kilometres (71 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,330 square kilometres (510 sq mi).[1]

Major tributaries are the Butinka, Batraska, Chupayka, Yamashka, and Tetvelka. The maximal mineralization 400–71000 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 127 millimetres (5.0 in). Drainage is regulated.[2]

References

  1. ^ «Река Кичуй», Russian State Water Registry
  2. ^ "Кичү". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.