The Azevka (; ) is a river the Agryzsky District of the

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tributary of the Izh in the basin of the

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Geography

The Azevka begins in the hills of the

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of the Kama River, at an elevation of above sea level, and flows west. Below falls right tributary Сангас. Behind the village Jamurdino right river flows into the Chushkan. Below on the left bank of the village Urazaevo, the river flows into the Izh. Actually into the Gulf of Kama reservoir, formally, from the

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. After the intended date of filling of the

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, the section of the river below Urazaevo gets into a zone of flooding. The river is long, and its

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Russian State Water Registry

References

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