Tom (river)

For the river in the Amur basin, see Tom (Amur Oblast). Not to be confused with Toms River in New Jersey.

The Tom (Russian: Томь, IPA: [tomʲ]; Siberian Tatar: Том; Shor: Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob in central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast. It is 827 kilometres (514 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 62,000 square kilometres (24,000 sq mi).

Tom
The Tom near Novokuznetsk
Map of the Tom watershed
Native name	Томь (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Region	Kemerovo Oblast, Khakassia, Tomsk Oblast
Cities	Seversk, Tomsk, Yurga, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Mezhdurechensk
Physical characteristics
Source	Levaya Tom
• location	Khakassia
2nd source	Pravaya Tom
• location	Abakan range
Mouth	Ob
• location	Novosibirsk
• coordinates	56.8904°N 84.4568°E / 56.8904; 84.4568
Length	827 km (514 mi)
Basin size	62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Ob→ Kara Sea
Tributaries
• left	Mrassu, Kondoma, Aba, Chernovoy Naryk, Unga, Iskitim
• right	Belsu, Usa, Verchnaya Ters, Srednaya Ters, Nizhnaya Ters, Taydon, Basandayka, Ushayka

The Tom flows from the Abakan Range (a northern continuation of the Altai Mountains) northward through the Kuznetsk Basin. It joins the Ob approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Tomsk.

Cities on the Tom River include Mezhdurechensk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Yurga, Tomsk, and Seversk.

The Aba people live near the Tom River.

Main tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Tom are, from source to mouth:

• Belsu (right)
• Usa (right)
• Mrassu (left)
• Kondoma (left)
• Aba (left)
• Verchnaya Ters (right)
• Srednaya Ters (right)
• Nizhnaya Ters (right)
• Chernovoy Naryk (left)
• Taydon (right)
• Unga (left)
• Basandayka (right)
• Iskitim (left)
• Ushayka (right)

Gallery

• 
  The Tom during the hot summer of 2012
• 
  A record flooding of the Tom, April 29, 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river in November 2009
• 
  The Tom near Tomsk