Shoshma
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The Shoshma (; ; , Šošma) is a river in Mari El, Tatarstan and Kirov Oblast, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Vyatka. Its length is , of which are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers . It originates near Maly Kiner, Mari El and flows to the Vyatka near Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast.
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The Shoshma (; ; , Šošma) is a river in Mari El, Tatarstan and Kirov Oblast, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Vyatka. Its length is , of which are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers . It originates near Maly Kiner, Mari El and flows to the Vyatka near Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast.
Major tributaries are the Sarda, Kushket, Arborka, and Kuguborka rivers. The maximal mineralization 500–800 mg/L. The maximal water discharge is (1980). Drainage is regulated. There are peat deposits in the river valley. Since 1978 it has been protected as a "natural monument of Tatarstan'". The localities of Baltasi and Malmyzh are located on the river.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shoshma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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