Malaya Kokshaga River
 The Malaya Kokshaga (Mari: Изи Какшан Izi Kakšan; Russian: Малая Кокша́га literally Little Kokshaga) is a 194 km-long river in Mari El a left tributary of the Volga. It originates in the northern part of the republic passes through its capital Yoshkar-Ola and flows to the Kuybyshev Reservoir Volga near Kokshaisk. The Malaya Kokshaga is mainly fed by snow. From November till April the river is frozen. The riverbed is meandering; there are many former river beds in the valley.