Kataw
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Kataw Катав |
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| Water code | RU : 10010201112111100023316 | |
| location | Chelyabinsk Oblast , Bashkortostan ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Volga | |
| Drain over | Jurjusan → Ufa → Belaya → Kama → Volga → Caspian Sea | |
| source | southern Urals 54 ° 29 ′ 35 ″ N , 58 ° 16 ′ 56 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Ust-Kataw in Jurjusan coordinates: 54 ° 56 '7 " N , 58 ° 9' 15" E 54 ° 56 '7 " N , 58 ° 9' 15" E
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| length | 95 km | |
| Catchment area | 1100 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | Ust-Kataw , Kataw-Ivanovsk | |
 Bridge over the Kataw |
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The Kataw ( Russian Катав ) is a 95 km long left tributary of the Jurjusan (and thus part of the Volga system) in the European part of Russia . The city of Kataw-Ivanovsk lies along its course, in Ust-Kataw it flows into the Jurjusan. There it flows into a reservoir . The river flows through the southern Urals in its entire course and is mainly used for sport by anglers.