Kosva
| Kosva | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Scheme of the Kama River Basin. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | North Ural |
| Mouth | Kama Reservoir |
• coordinates | 58°53′37″N 56°37′47″E / 58.89361°N 56.62972°ECoordinates: 58°53′37″N 56°37′47″E / 58.89361°N 56.62972°E |
| Length | 283 km (176 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 90 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kama Reservoir→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Kosva (Russian: Ко́сьва) is a river in Perm Krai and Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Kama. It is 283 kilometres (176 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 6,300 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi).[1]
The river starts in the western portion of Sverdlovsk Oblast at the confluence of (Large Kosva), flowing from the , and (Small Kosva), flowing from the southern slope of the Kosvinsky Rock. It flows towards the west, and ends up in a bay of the Kama Reservoir. The Kosva is a mountain river with many waterfalls and rapids, among them the 6-kilometre (4 mi) long Tulymsky Falls. In the middle parts of the river lies the Shirokovskaya hydroelectric power plant with . The town of Gubakha is situated by the Kosva.
Main tributaries:
- Left: Kyrya;
- Right: Tylay, Typyl, Nyar, Nyur, Pozhva
References[]
- ^ «Река КОСЬВА», Russian State Water Registry
External links[]
- Tributaries of the Kama
- Rivers of Perm Krai
- Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast