Aktay

LocationCountriesTatarstan, RussiaPhysical characteristicsSource  • locationVerkhnie Mataki, Alkeyevsky District MouthVolgaIzmeri, Spassky District55°07′15″N 49°33′03″E / 55.1209°N 49.5509°E / 55.1209; 49.550953 m (174 ft)Length89 km (55 mi)Basin size1,016 km² (392 sq mi)Discharge  • average422 m³/s (14,900 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionVolga→ Caspian Sea

The Aktay (Russian: Актай) or Aqtay (Tatar: Актай, romanized: Aqtay) is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Volga, falling into the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Izmeri. It is 89 kilometres (55 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,016 square kilometres (392 sq mi).

The major tributaries are Chelninka, Salmanka, and Romodanka. The maximal mineralization is 500 to 700 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth each year is 71 millimetres (2.8 in). Drainage is regulated. In the upper stream use to dry.^[1] Bazarnye Mataki is along the river.

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