| Ufa | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Belaya |
• coordinates | 54°40′41″N 55°59′26″E / 54.67806°N 55.99056°E |
| Length | 918 km (570 mi) |
| Basin size | 53,100 km2 (20,500 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 388 m3/s (13,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Ufa (Russian: Уфа, Bashkir: Ҡариҙел, Qariźel, Qaraidel, literally The Black Idel) is a river in the Ural Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the Republic of Bashkortostan; a right tributary of the river Belaya.[1][2] It is 918 kilometres (570 mi) long, and its basin covers 53,100 square kilometres (20,500 sq mi).[3] It freezes up between late October and early December and stays under the ice until April or May. Pavlovka Hydroelectric Station is along the Ufa. The river's water is widely used for water supply. The main ports are Krasnoufimsk and Ufa (at the mouth of the river).