Kiyauk

Kiyauk
Location
CountryBashkortostan, Russia
Physical characteristics
MouthZigan
 • coordinates
53°42′16″N 56°23′29″E / 53.70453°N 56.39148°E / 53.70453; 56.39148
Length18 km (11 mi)
Basin size
76 km2 (29 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionZigan→ Belaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Kiyauk (Russian: Кияук; Bashkir: Ҡыяуыҡ, Qıyawıq) is a river in Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Zigan. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 76 square kilometres (29 mi2).

On the shore near the river were found skeletal remains of a mammoth—teeth and tusks up to 5 feet (1.5 m) long, and other parts.

References

  1. ↑ «Река Кияук (Кияукова)», Russian State Water Registry
  2. ↑ "Достопримечательности - Ишимбайский район - 450 лет в составе России". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2010-03-10. Russian