Bolshoy Ik
River in Bashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast, Russia
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The Bolshoy Ik (Russian: Большой Ик, literally Greater Ik; Bashkir: Оло Ыйыҡ, Olo Iyıq) is a tributary of the Sakmara, which flows south from the southern end of the Ural Mountains in Bashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast, Russia. The Bolshoy Ik flows into the Sakmara at Saraktash.
CountryBashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast, Russia
locationSouth Urals, Bashkortostan
location
Saraktash, Orenburg Oblast| Bolshoy Ik | |
|---|---|
Very small ford across the Bolshoy Ik | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Bashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South Urals, Bashkortostan |
| Mouth | Sakmara |
• location | Saraktash, Orenburg Oblast |
• coordinates | 51°49′24″N 56°23′22″E |
| Length | 341 km (212 mi) |
Basin size | 7,670 km2 (2,960 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 61 m3/s (2,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sakmara→ Ural→ Caspian Sea |
The river is generally fed by snowmelt.[1]
