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Aktay

Coordinates: 55°07′15″N 49°33′03″E / 55.1209°N 49.5509°E / 55.1209; 49.5509
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Aqtay, Aktay
Aktay is located in Russia
Aktay
Location of mouth
Location
CountriesTatarstan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVerkhnie Mataki, Alkeyevsky District
MouthVolga
 • location
Izmeri, Spassky District
 • coordinates
55°07′15″N 49°33′03″E / 55.1209°N 49.5509°E / 55.1209; 49.5509
 • elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Length89 km (55 mi)
Basin size1,016 km2 (392 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average422 m3/s (14,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVolgaCaspian Sea

The Aktay (Russian: Актай) or Aqtay (Tatar: Актай, romanized: Aqtay) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Volga, falling into the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Izmeri. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,016 square kilometres (392 sq mi).

The major tributaries are Chelninka, Salmanka, and Romodanka. The maximal mineralization is 500 to 700 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth each year is 71 millimetres (2.8 in). Drainage is regulated. In the upper stream use to dry.[1] Bazarnye Mataki is along the river.

References

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  1. ^ "Актай". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.