The Ashit (Russian: Ашит; Tatar: Ашыт [ʌˈʂɯt]) is a river in Tatarstan and Mari El, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Ilet. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,065 square kilometres (411 sq mi).[1]
| Ashit | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth in Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mari El and Tatarstan, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ashitbash, Arsky District, Tatarstan |
| Mouth | Ilet |
• location | Nurmuchash, Mari El |
• coordinates | 56°11′57″N 48°57′29″E / 56.19917°N 48.95806°E |
| Length | 89 km (55 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,065 km2 (411 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ilet→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Major tributaries are the Ura, Semit, Shashi, Urtemka, and Ilinka. The maximal mineralization 450 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 180 millimetres (7.1 in). Drainage is regulated. The lower part of the valley is swamped.[2] The villages Alat and Bolshaya Atnya are in the river valley.
References
edit- ^ «Река Ашит», Russian State Water Registry
- ^ "Ашыт". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.