Ik
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBugulma-Belebey Hills
MouthKama
  location
Nizhnekamsk Reservoir
  coordinates
55°42′08″N 53°22′59″E / 55.70222°N 53.38306°E / 55.70222; 53.38306
Length571 km (355 mi)
Basin size18,100 km2 (7,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average45.5 m3/s (1,610 cu ft/s) (near Nagaybakovo)
Basin features
ProgressionKamaVolgaCaspian Sea

The Ik (Russian: Ик; Tatar: Ык, Iq; Bashkir: Ыҡ, Iq) is a river in Russia that flows north to the Kama. It flows through the Republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan and through Orenburg Oblast. The left tributaries are Mellya, Menzelya, Dymka, and the right tributary is Usen.[1] It is 571 kilometres (355 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 18,100 square kilometres (7,000 sq mi).[2]

The time difference between Bavly in Tatarstan and Oktyabrsky in Bashkortostan is two hours (Tatarstan uses Moscow Time and Bashkortostan uses Yekaterinburg Time). Therefore, the bridge through Ik (river-border) is jokingly called "the longest bridge in the world".[3]

Ik river

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