Miass (river)

The Miass is a river on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains in Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk Oblast and Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Iset, part of the Irtysh basin.[1] It is 149 kilometres (93 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 13,700 square kilometres (5,300 sq mi).[2] The cities Chelyabinsk and Miass are located on the river.[1][3][4]

Miass
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthIset
 • coordinates
56.0882°N 64.5°E / 56.0882; 64.5
Length658 km (409 mi)
Basin size21,800 km2 (8,400 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIset→ Tobol→ Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea
Miass River at the southwest corner of the Ob Basin (double click to expand)

References
  1. Миасс (река в Челябинской и Курганской областях), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. Река Миасс in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
  3. "Miass". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. "View of the Miass River at Chelyabinsk". World Digital Library. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
The Miass in Chelyabinsk
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