| Kichuy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Tatarstan, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnibayevo, Almetyevsky District |
| Mouth | Sheshma |
| • location | Lenino, Novosheshminsky District |
| • coordinates | 55°12′51″N 51°16′27″E / 55.2143°N 51.2743°E / 55.2143; 51.2743 |
| Length | 114 km (71 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,330 km (510 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 472 m/s (16,700 cu ft/s) (maximum) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sheshma→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Kichuy (Russian: Кичуй), (Tatar: Кичү) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sheshma. It is 114 kilometres (71 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,330 square kilometres (510 sq mi).
Major tributaries are the Butinka, Batraska, Chupayka, Yamashka, and Tetvelka. The maximal mineralization 400–71000 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 127 millimetres (5.0 in). Drainage is regulated.
References
- «Река Кичуй», Russian State Water Registry
- "Кичү". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.