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The Chanva (Russian: Чаньва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Yayva.[1] It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) long. The area of its drainage basin is 733 square kilometres (283 sq mi).[2] It begins at the confluence of rivers Tsenva and Rassokha, on the north slope of mountain range Bely Spoy. It is a mountain river with significant changes of elevation between source and mouth. It flows in a deep rocky valley. The mouth is downstream of the settlement Verh-Yayva. The most important of its tributaries, all small, are:
- Left: Kospash, Kostanok, Vetos, Stepanovka;
- Right: Anyusha, Berezovka.
| Chanva | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Middle Ural |
| Mouth | Yayva |
• coordinates | 59°26′56″N 57°33′23″E / 59.449°N 57.5563°E |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 733 km2 (283 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yayva→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Sources
edit- Пермская область. Коми-Пермяцкий автономный округ: общегеогр. регион. атлас: сост. по состоянию на 1985-1997 гг.: масштаб 1:200000 : планы городов: Перми (1:50000), Кудымкара (1:20000) / ЦЭВКФ; ред. Ю. Кузнецов, Д. Трушин. 1-е изд. М.: ВТУ ГШ, 2000. 128 с.
- Ресурсы поверхностных вод СССР. Гидрологическая изученность. Т. 2: Средний Урал и Приуралье. Вып. 1: Кама / под ред. В. В. Николаенко. Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1966. 324 с., С. 69
References
edit- ^ Chanva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
- ^ «Река Чаньва (Рассоха)», Russian State Water Registry
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