Belaya (Kama)

54°33′0″N 59°3′0″E / 54.55000°N 59.05000°E / 54.55000; 59.05000 • elevation749 m (2,457 ft) MouthKamaNizhnekamsk Reservoir55°53′14″N 53°36′14″E / 55.88722°N 53.60389°E / 55.88722; 53.6038957 m (187 ft)Length1,430 km (890 mi)Basin size142,000 km² (55,000 sq mi)Discharge  • average858 m³/s (30,300 cu ft/s) (near Birsk) Basin featuresProgressionKama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Belaya (/ˈbɛlaɪə/ BEL-y-ə)^[a] is a river in Bashkortostan, Russia. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains.

It is 1,430 kilometres (890 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi).^[1][2]

Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk, Sterlitamak, Ufa (at the confluence with the river Ufa), and Birsk. The Belaya flows into the Kama near Neftekamsk.

The largest tributaries of the Belaya are, from source to mouth:^[1]

• List of rivers of Russia
• Nakas (mountain)

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  The middle Belaya valley
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  The entrance to the Kapova Cave
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  The Belaya River in Ufa

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