Sheshma
Sign in to saveThe Sheshma (; ) is a river in Tatarstan and Samara Oblast, Russian Federation, a left tributary of the Kama, falling into the Kama near Starosheshminsk. It is long, of which are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers .
Key facts
- River.name
- Sheshma
- River.source1_location
- Samara Oblast
- River.mouth
- Kama
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Tatarstan and Samara Oblast, Russia
- River.length_km
- 259
- River.basin_size_km2
- 6040
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The Sheshma (; ) is a river in Tatarstan and Samara Oblast, Russian Federation, a left tributary of the Kama, falling into the Kama near Starosheshminsk. It is long, of which are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers .
The river begins in Samara Oblast, south of Leninogorsk, Tatarstan. Major tributaries are the Forest Sheshma, Kuvak, Sekines, Kichuy, and Talkysh rivers. The maximal mineralization is 600–700 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is . The river generally is fed by underground water in the dry season. Drainage is regulated. There are major flood-plains in the middle and lower reaches of the Sheshma. Since 1978 it has been protected as a natural monument of Tatarstan. Shugurovo, Novosheshminsk and Starosheshminsk stay on the river.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sheshma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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