The Shoshma (Russian: Шошма; Tatar: Шушма; Mari: Шошма, Šošma) is a river in Mari El, Tatarstan and Kirov Oblast, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Vyatka. Its length is 105 kilometres (65 mi), of which 90 kilometres (56 mi) are in Tatarstan, and its drainage basin covers 1,885 square kilometres (728 sq mi).[1] It originates near Maly Kiner, Mari El and flows to the Vyatka near Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast.

Shoshma
Vyatka river basin
Location
CountryMari El, Tatarstan and Kirov Oblast, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaly Kiner, Mari El
MouthVyatka
 • location
near Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast
 • coordinates
56°31′45″N 50°44′58″E / 56.5293°N 50.7495°E / 56.5293; 50.7495
Length105 km (65 mi)
Basin size1,885 km2 (728 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVyatkaKamaVolgaCaspian Sea

Major tributaries are the Sarda, Kushket, Arborka, and Kuguborka rivers. The maximal mineralization 500–800 mg/L. The maximal water discharge is 149 cubic metres per second (5,300 cu ft/s) (1980). Drainage is regulated. There are peat deposits in the river valley. Since 1978 it has been protected as a "natural monument of Tatarstan'".[2] The localities of Baltasi and Malmyzh are located on the river.

References

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