Kuban (river)

Kuban River
Kuban (river) is located in Krasnodar Krai
Kuban (river)
Kuban (river) is located in European Russia
Kuban (river)
Kuban (river) is located in Russia
Kuban (river)
Kuban (river) is located in Black Sea
Kuban (river)
Location
LocationEastern Europe
Country Russia
Federal subjects Krasnodar Krai

 Karachay-Cherkessia  Stavropol Krai

 Adygea
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMain Caucasian Range
Russia
 • elevation3,400 m (11,200 ft)
MouthSea of Azov
 • coordinates
45°20′N 37°24′E / 45.333°N 37.400°E / 45.333; 37.400
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length870 km (540 mi)
Basin size57,900 km2 (22,400 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average425 m3/s (15,000 cu ft/s) (maximum near Krasnodar)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftUrup, Laba, Belaya
Official nameKuban Delta: Group of limans between Kuban & Protoka Rivers
Designated13 September 1994
Reference no.674[1]
Official nameKuban Delta: Akhtaro-Grivenskaya group of limans
Designated13 September 1994
Reference no.675[2]

Map

The Kuban[a] is a river in Russia that flows through the Western Caucasus and drains into the Sea of Azov. The Kuban runs mostly through Krasnodar Krai for 660 kilometres (410 mi), but also in the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea.

The Kuban flows 870 kilometres (540 mi) north and west from its source near Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, eventually reaching Temryuk Bay in the Sea of Azov. It is navigable up to Krasnodar. Major cities on the river are Karachayevsk, Cherkessk, Nevinnomyssk, Armavir, Novokubansk, Kropotkin, Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar and Temryuk. Despite its name, Slavyansk-on-Kuban lies not on the Kuban River, but on its distributary the Protoka.

  1. ^ "Kuban Delta: Group of limans between Kuban & Protoka Rivers". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Kuban Delta: Akhtaro-Grivenskaya group of limans". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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