Yuryuzan (river)

Yuryuzan
Yuryuzan river near Ust-Katav in Chelyabinsk Oblast.
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Yamantau, South Urals
• coordinates	54°17′39″N 58°14′28″E / 54.29417°N 58.24111°E / 54.29417; 58.24111
• elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Mouth	Pavlovskoye Reservoir
• coordinates	55°42′20″N 56°58′15″E / 55.70556°N 56.97083°E / 55.70556; 56.97083
• elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Length	404 km (251 mi)
Basin size	7,240 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	55 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Ufa→ Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Yuryuzan (Russian: Юрюза́нь, Yuryuzán; Bashkir: Йүрүҙән, Yürüźän) is a river in the Republic of Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa (Kama basin).^[1] The length of the river is 404 kilometers (251 mi). The area of its basin is 7,240 square kilometers (2,800 sq mi).^[2]

The name of the river originates from the Bashkir language and means "The big river".