The Izh (russian: Иж; udm, Оӵ, ''Oč''; tt-Cyrl, Иж, translit=İj ) is a river in
Udmurtia
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт ...
and
Tatarstan,
Russian Federation
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, a right-bank
tributary
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of the
Kama. It is long, of which are in Tatarstan, and its
drainage basin
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covers .
[«Река ИЖ»]
Russian State Water Registry It begins near Malye Oshvortsy, Udmurtia and falls to the
Nizhnekamsk Reservoir, Kama River, near Golyushurma tract in
Agryzsky District, Tatarstan.
The river's major tributaries are the Agryzka, Chazh, Kyrykmas, Varzinka, Varzi and
Azevka rivers. The mineralization 300 to 500 mg/L. Its drainage is regulated. The
Izhevsk Reservoir was constructed in 1760 to supply Izhevsk industry with water. Since 1978 it is protected as a ''natural monument of Tatarstan''. There are notable mineral springs in Izh valley.
Izhevsk
Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city ...
and
Agryz are the cities along the river.
References
Rivers of Tatarstan
Rivers of Udmurtia
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