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| Tavda | |
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 The Tavda in the Tobol basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tobol |
• coordinates | 57°47′51″N67°15′23″E / 57.79750°N 67.25639°E /57.79750; 67.25639 |
| Length | 719 km (447 mi) |
| Basin size | 88,100 km2 (34,000 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tobol→Irtysh→Ob→Kara Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lozva,Pelym |
| • right | Sosva |
TheTavda (Russian:Тавда) is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into theTobol. It is north of theTura and south of theKonda. It is located inSverdlovsk Oblast andTyumen Oblast.
It is formed by the confluence of the riversLozva andSosva. The Tavda is 719 kilometres (447 mi) long, and itsdrainage basin covers 88,100 square kilometres (34,000 sq mi).[1] The river freezes up in early November and stays icebound until late April. Its main tributary is thePelym. The Tavda is navigable and is used fortimber rafting. The town ofTavda is located on the shores of the Tavda, as isPelym, the earliest Russian settlement east of the Urals.
The Tavda and its main tributaries, the Sosva, Lozva and Pelym all flow southeast and drain the central Urals. They are shaped like the letter 'Щ', but with a longer tail. The Sosva (the westernmost one) flows southeast, turns somewhat northeast near the town of Sosva, picks up to Lozva and gains the name of Tavda. This continues east, picks up the Pelym and flows southeast into the Tobol betweenTyumen andTobolsk.
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