Ay (river)

{{Short description|River in Bashkiria and Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia}}

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| name = Ay

| native_name ={{native name|ba|Әй}}

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| name_etymology = "month" or "moon" in Bashkir language

| image = Река Ай, июль 2014..jpg

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| image_caption = View from the bank of the river

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Russia

| subdivision_type2 = Oblasts

| subdivision_name2 = Chelyabinsk Oblast, Republic of Bashkortostan

| subdivision_type3 = Cities

| subdivision_name3 = Zlatoust, Kusa

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|length_km=549

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| source1_location = Uraltau range

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| mouth = Ufa

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| mouth_elevation = 525 ft

| progression = {{RUfa}}

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|basin_size_km2=15000

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The Ay ({{langx|ba|Әй}}, Äy; {{langx|ru|Ай}}) is a river in Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa. The river is {{convert|549|km|mi}} long, and its drainage basin covers {{convert|15000|km2|mi2}}.[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=182632 «Река АЙ»], Russian State Water Registry The Ay freezes up in late October or early November and remains icebound until mid-April. The cities of Zlatoust and Kusa are along the river Ay. There are many steep cliff sides and caves along the banks of the river.{{Cite news|url=https://nashural.ru/mesta/chelyabinskaya-oblast/reka-ai/|title=Река Ай — Наш Урал|date=2016-01-09|work=Наш Урал|access-date=2018-02-22|language=ru-RU}} The current of the Ay has been used for generating hydroelectric power. It is also possible to fish for pike, bleak, and carp, to name a few species.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xn--74-6kca2cwbo.xn--p1ai/nature/lakes_rivers/reka_ay/|title=Ай, река - КАРТА74.РФ|website=www.xn--74-6kca2cwbo.xn--p1ai|access-date=2018-02-22}}

File:Кургазакская пещера у побережья реки Ай.jpg near the banks of the river Ay]]

File:Река Ай.jpg

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