Yuryuzan (river)

The Yuryuzan (, "Yuryuzán"; , "Yürüðän") is a river in the Republic of Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa (Kama basin). The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Yuryuzan flows into the Pavlovskoye Reservoir near Karaidel. It freezes up in the second half of October – early December and stays under the ice until April. The river is navigable within the first of its estuary. The towns of Yuryuzan and Ust-Katav are located on the river Yuryuzan. The Yuryuzan is very popular river for easy rafting.
The name of the river originates from the Bashkir language and means "The big river".