Pelym (river)

The Pelym (Russian: Пелым) or Bolshoy Pelym (Russian: Большой Пелым) is a river in the far north of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Tavda, and is 707 kilometres (439 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 15,200 square kilometres (5,900 sq mi).[1]

Pelym
Tobol river basin
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSverdlovsk Oblast
Physical characteristics
MouthTavda
  coordinates
59.6256°N 63.0758°E / 59.6256; 63.0758
Length707 km (439 mi)
Basin size15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTavdaTobolIrtyshObKara Sea

The Pelym has its sources on the eastern slopes of the northern Ural Mountains and flows from there over wooded areas of the West Siberian Plain. The river is frozen over from October to April.

It is navigable on the lower 245 kilometres (152 mi).

References

  1. Река Большой Пелым (Пелым) in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)


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