| Aqtay, Aktay | |
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  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Tatarstan, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Verkhnie Mataki, Alkeyevsky District |
| Mouth | Volga |
| • location | Izmeri, Spassky District |
| • coordinates | 55°07′15″N 49°33′03″E / 55.1209°N 49.5509°E / 55.1209; 49.5509 |
| • elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Length | 89 km (55 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,016 km (392 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 422 m/s (14,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Aktay (Russian: Актай) or Aqtay (Tatar: Актай, romanized: Aqtay) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Volga, falling into the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Izmeri. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,016 square kilometres (392 sq mi).
The major tributaries are Chelninka, Salmanka, and Romodanka. The maximal mineralization is 500 to 700 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth each year is 71 millimetres (2.8 in). Drainage is regulated. In the upper stream use to dry. Bazarnye Mataki is along the river.
References
- "Актай". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
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