# Ay (river)

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{{Short description|River in Bashkiria and Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Ay
| native_name        ={{native name|ba|Әй}}
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| name_etymology     = "month" or "moon" in [Bashkir language](/source/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](/source/Russia)
| subdivision_type2  = [Oblasts](/source/Oblasts)
| subdivision_name2  = [Chelyabinsk Oblast](/source/Chelyabinsk_Oblast), [Republic of Bashkortostan](/source/Republic_of_Bashkortostan)
| subdivision_type3  = Cities
| subdivision_name3  = [Zlatoust](/source/Zlatoust), [Kusa](/source/Kusa%2C_Russia)
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| source1_location   = [Uraltau range](/source/Uraltau_range)
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| mouth              = [Ufa](/source/Ufa_(river))
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| mouth_elevation    = 525 ft
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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](/source/Bashkortostan) and [Chelyabinsk Oblast](/source/Chelyabinsk_Oblast) in [Russia](/source/Russia), a [left](/source/%3Awikt%3Aleft_bank) tributary of the [Ufa](/source/Ufa_(river)). The river is {{convert|549|km|mi}} long, and its [drainage basin](/source/drainage_basin) covers {{convert|15000|km2|mi2}}.<ref name=gvr>[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=182632 «Река АЙ»], Russian State Water Registry</ref> The Ay freezes up in late October or early November and remains icebound until mid-April. The cities of [Zlatoust](/source/Zlatoust) and [Kusa](/source/Kusa%2C_Russia) are along the river Ay. There are many steep cliff sides and caves along the banks of the river.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The current of the Ay has been used for generating hydroelectric power. It is also possible to fish for [pike](/source/Pike_fish), [bleak](/source/Common_bleak), and [carp](/source/carp), to name a few species.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

[[File:Кургазакская пещера у побережья реки Ай.jpg|thumb|left|[Kurgazak Cave](/source/Kurgazak_Cave) near the banks of the river Ay]]
thumb|left|Rocky ledge near the river Ay
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Category:Rivers of Bashkortostan
Category:Rivers of Chelyabinsk Oblast

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