| Cheptsa | |
|---|---|
 The Cheptsa in Glazov | |
 | |
| Native name | Чепца (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Vyatka |
• coordinates | 58°8′18″N 52°48′4″E / 58.13833°N 52.80111°E / 58.13833; 52.80111 |
| Length | 501 km (311 mi) |
Basin size | 20,400 km2 (7,900 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression |
Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Cheptsa (Russian: Чепца; Udmurt: Чупчи) is a river in the north part of Udmurtian Republic (Udmurtia) and eastern Kirov Oblast, in Russia. It flows through the city Glazov and flows into the Vyatka in Kirovo-Chepetsk, east of Kirov. It is 501 kilometres (311 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 20,400 square kilometres (7,900 mi2).1