NUGUSH

NUGUSH, Bolshoy Nugush, Aknugush, River, a right tributary of the Belaya River. Length — 235 km, basin area — 3,820 km². The basin relief in the upper reaches is represented by medium and low mountains, in the lower reaches — plains and rolling country. Landscapes are represented by dark coniferous, mixed (in the upper reaches) and broadleaf (in the lower reaches) forests. The N. basin is located within the special protected natural areas called Shulgan­-Tash, Altyn Solok and Bashkiriya. Nugush Reservoir is built on N.