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.
| Bolshoy Ik | |
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 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 / 51.82333°N 56.38944°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]
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