Bol'shoy Ik

The Bolshoy Ik flows westward through the northern part of the southern Urals to join the Ay on its right bank. Its upper course is also called the Maly Ik. The Ay in turn joins the Ufa, whose waters reach the Belaya and the Kama before entering the Volga. This river country lies among the valleys and wooded uplands of Bashkiria, where the waters descending from the Urals form part of the extensive Volga basin.