Also known as Ay River
river in Bashkiria and Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Key facts
- Etymology
- "month" or "moon" in Bashkir language
- Native name
- Әй ( Bashkir )
- Country
- Russia
- Oblasts
- Chelyabinsk Oblast , Republic of Bashkortostan
- Cities
- Zlatoust , Kusa
- Location
- Uraltau range
- Mouth
- Ufa
- Elevation
- 525 ft
- Length
- 549 km (341 mi)
- Basin size
- 15,000 km (5,800 sq mi)
- Progression
- ‹See Tfd› Ufa → ‹See Tfd› Belaya → ‹See Tfd› Kama → ‹See Tfd› Volga → Caspian Sea
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Russia
- Located in
- Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Continent
- Europe
- Elevation
- 159
- Image
- Ford across Ai river.jpg
- Length
- 549
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- tributary
- Bolshaya Arsha
- Commons category
- Ay River (inflow of Ufa)
- mouth of the watercourse
- Ufa
- watershed area
- 15000
- discharge
- 84
- different from
- AJ
- native label
- Әй
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ay (Bashkir: Әй, Äy; Russian: Ай) is a river in Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa. The river is 549 kilometres (341 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 15,000 square kilometres (5,800 mi). The Ay freezes up in late October or early November and remains icebound until mid-April. The cities of Zlatoust and Kusa are along the river Ay. There are many steep cliff sides and caves along the banks of the river. The current of the Ay has been used for generating hydroelectric power. It is also possible to fish for pike, bleak, and carp, to name a few species.
Kurgazak Cave near the banks of the river Ay Rocky ledge near the river Ay
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.