The Ay ( ba, Әй, ''Äy''; russian: Ай) is a river in
Bashkortostan and
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, ''Chelyabinskaya oblast'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city ...
in
Russia, a
left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
tributary of the
Ufa. The river is long, and its
drainage basin covers .
[«Река АЙ»]
Russian State Water Registry The Ay freezes up in late October or early November and remains icebound until mid-April. The cities of
Zlatoust and
Kusa are along the river Ay. Along the banks of the river, there are many steep cliff sides and caves. The current of the river has been used for hydroelectric power. It is also possible to fish for
pike,
bleak, and
carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...
, to name a few species.
References
Rivers of Bashkortostan
Rivers of Chelyabinsk Oblast
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