Assel River

For other uses, see Assel (disambiguation).

Assel (Russian: Ассель; Bashkir: Әселе, Äsele) is a river in Russia, that flows through Bashkortostan and the Orenburg Oblast. The river mouth is 14 km along the left bank of the Bolshoy Ik. The river is 51 km long and the catchment area is 358 km².

Assel Albayevka
Location of the river in Russia
Etymology	Named after the Bashkir word for solonchak
Native name	Ассель (Russian) Әселе (Bashkir)
Location
Country	Russia
Region	Bashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Zianchurinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia
• coordinates	52°0′21″N 56°59′38″E
• elevation	393 m (1,289 ft)
Mouth	Bolshoy Ik
• location	14 km along the left bank
• coordinates	51°53′36″N 56°31′58″E
• elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Length	51 km (32 mi)
Basin size	358 km2 (138 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Bolshoy Ik→ Sakmara→ Ural→ Caspian Sea
River system	Ural Basin

At 11 km from the mouth, the river Yuldybayevo flows into the left bank.

The name of the river came from the Bashkir language. The part эсе means "solonchak", and -ле is a word-formation affix.^[1]

The other name of the river is Albayevka (Альбаевка).^[2]

Water registry data

According to the Russian State Water Register, the river belongs to the water management of the Bolshoy Ik in the Ural Watershed district.^[2]

Code of the object in the State Water Register is 12010000612112200006368.^[2]

In culture

The Asselian geochronologic age is named after the river.^[3]