Kama River
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| Origin | Udmurtia |
| Mouth | Volga River |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Length | 1,805 km (1,122 mi) |
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| Basin area | 507,000 km2 |
Kama (Russian: река́ Ка́ма; Tatar: Çulman) is a river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than Volga before junction). It starts in Udmurtia flowing east, then turns south and west in Perm Krai, flowing again through Udmurtia and then through Tatarstan, where it meets the Volga. The overall length is 1805 km. The largest tributaries to the Kama are Kosa, Vishera, Sylva, Chusovaya, Belaya, and Vyatka Rivers. The cities situated on the banks of the Kama are Solikamsk, Berezniki, Perm, Sarapul, and Naberezhnye Chelny. It is located to the west of the Ural Mts. and is a fairly well used trade route.
- (English) Naberezhnye Chelny and the river Kama.
 Crossing of the rivers Chusovaya (tributary) and Kama |
 Picture of Kama River and city of Perm |
 View in Yelabuga. |
 A Russian truss bridge by Lavr Proskuryakov. Early colour photograph, taken ca. 1912. |
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| Tributaries: Tvertsa • Shosha • Dubna • Medveditsa • Nerl • Kashinka • Mologa • Sheksna • Kotorosl • Kostroma • Unzha • Uzola • Oka • Kerzhenets • Sura • Vetluga • Sviyaga • Kazanka • Kama • Samara • Akhtuba (distributary) | |||
| Reservoirs: Volga Lake • Ivankovo • Uglich • Rybinsk • Gorky • Cheboksary • Kuybyshev • Saratov • Volgograd | |||
| Hydroelectric stations: Uglich • Rybinsk • Nizhny Novgorod • Cheboksary • Zhigulyov • Saratov • Volga | |||
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