| Menzelya | |
|---|---|
 | |
  The river mouth on the map of Tatarstan | |
| Native name | Минзәлә (Tatar) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Republic | Tatarstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Novy Menzelyabash, Sarmanovsky District, Tatarstan |
| • coordinates | 55°02′13″N 52°42′39″E / 55.037°N 52.7108°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir (formerly Ik (river)) |
• coordinates | 55°41′55″N 53°05′24″E / 55.6987°N 53.0901°E |
| Length | 159 km (99 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • maximum | 215 m3/s (7,600 cu ft/s) (1979) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Menzelya (Russian: Мензеля; Tatar: Минзәлә) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a former left-bank tributary of the river Ik, which flows into the Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It is 159 kilometres (99 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 2,120 square kilometres (820 sq mi).[1]
The river's source is at the village Novy Menzelyabash, Sarmanovsky District, Tatarstan. Major tributaries are the Kholodnaya, Kamyshly, Iganya, Urguda rivers.
The maximal mineralization is 400-800 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year reaches 100 millimetres (3.9 in). The maximal discharge is 215 cubic metres per second (7,600 cu ft/s). Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as a natural monument of Tatarstan.[2]
The town of Menzelinsk is located near the river's mouth. The notable landmark of the river and the town is an abandoned railway bridge, where the railway was never installed.
- ^ «Река МЕНЗЕЛЯ», Russian State Water Registry
- ^ "Минзәлә". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.