Sim (river)

Sim
Oystercatcher on the Sim River in the city Asha
Belaya basin
Location
Country	Chelyabinsk Oblast and the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Southern Ural Mountains
• elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Mouth	Belaya
• coordinates	54°29′07″N 56°26′14″E / 54.48528°N 56.43722°E / 54.48528; 56.43722
Length	239 km (149 mi)
Basin size	11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	47.9 m3/s (1,690 cu ft/s) (103 km from the mouth)
Basin features
Progression	Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Sim (Bashkir: Эҫем, Eśem; Russian: Сим) is a river in Chelyabinsk Oblast and the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia. It is a tributary of the Belaya, part of the Volga watershed. Its length is 239 kilometers (149 mi), and its drainage basin covers 11,700 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi).^[1]

The river has its sources in the southern Ural Mountains. It first flows in a north-northwesterly direction towards the towns of Sim and Minyar, before turning towards the west and then southwest. After passing the town of Asha the Sim crosses the border of Bashkortostan and continues towards the southwest and its confluence with the Belaya.

Ignateva Cave lies on its banks.