Bolshoy Cheremshan
| Bolshoy Cheremshan River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Tatarstan and Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bugulma-Belebey Hills |
| Mouth | Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga |
• coordinates | 54°10′10″N 49°32′44″E / 54.16944°N 49.54556°E |
• elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Length | 336 km (209 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,500 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,660 m3/s (59,000 cu ft/s) (maximal) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Bolshoy Cheremshan (Russian: Большой Черемшан, lit. 'Greater Cheremshan'; Tatar: Олы Чирмешән; Chuvash: Мăн Çарăмсан) is a river in Russia, a left tributary of the Volga between the Kama and Samara. It is 336 kilometres (209 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,500 square kilometres (4,400 sq mi). It flows southwest to the Volga near Dimitrovgrad. The main inflows are the Bolshaya Sulcha and Maly Cheremshan. The maximal discharge is 1,660 cubic metres per second (59,000 cu ft/s) (1979), and the minimal mineralization is 600-800 mg/l. The riverbed is meandering and the meadows are wide. From around 1650 the Trans-Kama Line of forts ran along or near the Cheremshan.