The Vyatka[a] is a river in Kirov Oblast and Tatarstan in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Kama.[1] It is 1,314 kilometres (816 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 129,000 square kilometres (50,000 sq mi).[2]

Vyatka
The Vyatka at Kirov
Map of the Volga watershed with the Vyatka basin highlighted
Native nameВятка (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationYarsky District, Udmurtia
 • coordinates58°27′07″N 52°10′02″E / 58.4520°N 52.1671°E / 58.4520; 52.1671
MouthKama
 • coordinates
55°35′35″N 51°29′49″E / 55.593°N 51.497°E / 55.593; 51.497
Length1,314 km (816 mi)
Basin size129,000 km2 (50,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average890 cubic metres per second (31,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionKamaVolgaCaspian Sea

The Vyatka begins in the northern parts of Udmurtia. It freezes over in the early November and remains so until the second half of April. The Vyatka teems with fish, including bream, roach, tench, sheat fish, pike, European perch, zander, etc.

The Vyatka is navigable from its mouth to the city of Kirov, 700 kilometres (430 mi) upriver. Kirov was formerly known as Vyatka after the river before it was renamed by the Soviet government in 1934. The main ports are Kirov, Kotelnich, Sovetsk, and Vyatskiye Polyany.[3]

Tributaries

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The largest tributaries of the Vyatka are, from source to mouth:[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ /ˈvjɑːtkə, viˈɑː-/; Russian: Вятка [ˈvʲatkə]; Tatar: Нократ, romanized: Nokrat; Mari: Виче, romanized: Viče; Udmurt: Ватка, romanized: Vatka

References

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  1. ^ Вятка (река в Кировской обл.), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ a b «Река Вятка», Russian State Water Registry
  3. ^ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. pp. 193–195. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.