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{{short description|River in Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Vyatka
| native_name = {{native name|ru|Вятка}}
| image = Vyatka-Kirov asv2019-05 img34 Vyatka River.jpg
| image_caption = The Vyatka at Kirov
| source1_location = [[Yarsky District]], [[Udmurtia]]
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|58.4520|52.1671|display=inline|type:river_region:RU}}
| mouth = [[Kama (river)|Kama]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|55.593|51.497|display=it|type:river_region:RU}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Russia]]
| length = {{convert|1314|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = 
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|890|m3/s|cuft/s}}
| basin_size = {{convert|129000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| map = Vyatkarivermap.png
| map_caption = Map of the Volga watershed with the Vyatka basin highlighted
| progression = {{RKama}}
}}

The '''Vyatka'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|j|ɑː|t|k|ə|,_|v|i|ˈ|ɑː|-}}; {{langx|ru|Вятка}} {{IPA|ru|ˈvʲatkə|}}; {{langx|tt-Cyrl|Нократ|Nokrat}}; {{langx|chm|Виче|Viče}}; {{langx|udm|Ватка|Vatka}}}} is a river in [[Kirov Oblast]] and [[Tatarstan]] in [[Russia]]. It is a right [[tributary]] of the [[Kama (river)|Kama]].<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article007705.html Вятка (река в Кировской обл.)], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref> It is {{convert|1314|km|mi}} long, and its [[drainage basin]] covers {{convert|129000|km2|mi2}}.<ref name=gvr>[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=183778 «Река Вятка»], Russian State Water Registry</ref>

The Vyatka begins in the northern parts of [[Udmurtia]]. It freezes over in the early November and remains so until the second half of April. The Vyatka teems with fish, including [[bream]], [[Rutilus|roach]], [[tench]], [[sheat fish]], [[Esox|pike]], [[European perch]], [[zander]], etc.

The Vyatka is [[navigable]] from its [[river mouth|mouth]] to the city of [[Kirov, Kirov Oblast|Kirov]], {{convert|700|km|mi}} upriver. Kirov was formerly known as ''Vyatka'' after the river before it was renamed  in 1934. The main [[port]]s are Kirov, [[Kotelnich]], [[Sovetsk, Kirov Oblast|Sovetsk]], and [[Vyatskiye Polyany]].<ref name="gr">{{cite book|title=Энциклопедия Города России|year=2003|publisher=Большая Российская Энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=5-7107-7399-9|pages=193–195}}</ref>

==Tributaries==
The largest tributaries of the Vyatka are, from source to mouth:<ref name=gvr/>
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* [[Belaya (Vyatka)|Belaya]] (right)
* [[Kobra (river)|Kobra]] (right)
* [[Letka (river)|Letka]] (right)
* [[Belaya Kholunitsa (river)|Belaya Kholunitsa]] (left)
* [[Cheptsa]] (left)
* [[Velikaya (Kirov Oblast)|Velikaya]] (right)
* [[Bystritsa]] (left)
* [[Moloma]] (right)
* [[Pizhma (Vyatka)|Pizhma]] (right)
* [[Voya]] (left)
* [[Urzhumka]] (right)
* [[Kilmez (river)|Kilmez]] (left)
* [[Shoshma]] (right)
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==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Kama River}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Kirov Oblast]]
[[Category:Rivers of Tatarstan]]
[[Category:Rivers of Udmurtia]]

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