Kubnya

The Kubnya (Russian: Кубня; Chuvash: Кĕтне, Kĕtne; Tatar: Гөбенә) is a river in Chuvashia and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Sviyaga. It is 176 kilometres (109 mi) long, of which 121 kilometres (75 mi) are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers 2,480 square kilometres (960 sq mi).^[1] It begins in Chuvashia and flows to the Sviyaga 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Burunduki.

Kubnya
Location
Country	Chuvash Republic and Tatarstan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chuvash Republic
Mouth	Sviyaga
• location	near Burunduki, Tatarstan
• coordinates	55.5344°N 48.4286°E / 55.5344; 48.4286
Length	176 km (109 mi)
Basin size	2,480 km2 (960 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sviyaga→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

A major tributary is the Uryum. The maximal mineralization is 500-800 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 92 millimetres (3.6 in). The maximal water discharge is 420 cubic metres per second (15,000 cu ft/s). Drainage is regulated. Since 1978 it is protected as a natural monument of Tatarstan.^[2]

References

1. «Река Кубня», Russian State Water Registry
2. "Гөбенә". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.