Dyoma ( ba, Дим, ''Dim'', also , ''Kügiźel''; russian: Дёма) is a river in the Republic of Bashkortostan,

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. It flows north and joins the Belaya at

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. The river is long, with a

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of .«Река ДЕМА»
Russian State Water Registry Its average discharge is .

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The Dyoma has its sources on the northern slopes of the Obshchy Syrt plateau at the border of Orenburg Oblast north of the south-flowing Salmysh branch of the

Sakmara River The Sakmara (russian: Сакмара; ba, Һаҡмар, Haqmar) is a river in Russia that drains the southern tip of the Ural Mountains south into the river Ural. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . It is a right tributary of the Ural, whic ...

. From there, it flows towards the northeast into Bashkortostan, where it forms a wide valley. Here, the river runs slowly, and is heavily meandering, particularly in its lower reaches before its confluence with the Belaya. The town of Davlekanovo lies at the Dyoma, and the river's mouth is within the boundaries of the city of

, in the township of Dyoma, named after the river.

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Rivers of Bashkortostan {{Russia-river-stub