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| Kuma | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Skalisty Range, Caucasus |
| • location | 43°49′44″N42°06′19″E / 43.82889°N 42.10528°E /43.82889; 42.10528 |
| Mouth | Caspian Sea |
• coordinates | 44°48′36″N46°54′02″E / 44.81000°N 46.90056°E /44.81000; 46.90056 |
| Length | 802 km (498 mi) |
| Basin size | 33,500 km2 (12,900 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Podkumok |
TheKuma (Russian:Кума́) is a river in theNorth Caucasus region of southernRussia. It flows northeast into theCaspian Sea. It is 802 kilometres (498 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 33,500 square kilometres (12,900 sq mi).[1] Its source is in theGreater Caucasus, in the republicKarachay-Cherkessia, west ofKislovodsk. It flows in a northeastern direction, throughStavropol Krai (townsMineralnye Vody,Zelenokumsk,Budyonnovsk,Neftekumsk) and further east through theCaspian Depression as the natural border between theKalmykia andDagestanrepublics of Russia. That part of the Kuma's valley forms the eastern part of theKuma–Manych Depression, separating theEast European Plain from theCaucasus region. The Kuma flows into theKizlyar Gulf of theCaspian Sea near the border between Dagestan and Kalmykia.
Most of the rivers that flow north from the Caucasus Mountains and intoTerek–Kuma Lowland are caught by theKuban andTerek. It rises between the basins of those two rivers, so the Kuma is mainly a steppe river. It is much used for irrigation.
If the plans for the proposedEurasia Canal, linking the Caspian Sea with the Black Sea, are ever implemented, it will likely follow the Kuma River valley in its eastern section.
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