Assel River

Assel
Albayevka
Map showing the location of the river in Russia
Map showing the location of the river in Russia
Location of the river in Russia
EtymologyNamed after the Bashkir word for solonchak
Native name
Location
CountryRussia
RegionBashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationZianchurinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia
 • coordinates52°0′21″N 56°59′38″E / 52.00583°N 56.99389°E / 52.00583; 56.99389
 • elevation393 m (1,289 ft)
MouthBolshoy Ik
 • location
14 km along the left bank
 • coordinates
51°53′36″N 56°31′58″E / 51.89333°N 56.53278°E / 51.89333; 56.53278
 • elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Length51 km (32 mi)
Basin size358 km2 (138 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionBolshoy IkSakmaraUralCaspian Sea
River systemUral Basin

Assel (Russian: Ассель; Bashkir: Әселе, Äsele) is a river in Russia, that flows through Bashkortostan and the Orenburg Oblast. The river mouth is 14 km along the left bank of the Bolshoy Ik. The river is 51 km long and the catchment area is 358 km².

At 11 km from the mouth, the river Yuldybayevo flows into the left bank.

The name of the river came from the Bashkir language. The part эсе means "solonchak", and -ле is a word-formation affix.[1]

The other name of the river is Albayevka (Альбаевка).[2]

  1. ^ Стрельников С. М. (2002). Географические названия Оренбургской области (2-е издание, перераб. и дополненное ed.). Кувандык. p. 14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gvr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).