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River in Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sylva (Russian: Сылва) is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is 493 kilometres (306 mi) in length.[1] The area of the basin is 19,700 square kilometres (7,600 sq mi).[2] The Sylva flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Babka, Irgina, Vogulka (left); Barda, Shakva (right).[2] Main port: Kungur.
Sylva | |
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![]() River Sylva in the Urals | |
![]() Scheme of the Kama River Basin. | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Middle Urals |
Mouth | |
• location | Chusovaya |
• coordinates | 58°06′28″N 56°38′16″E |
Length | 493 km (306 mi) |
Basin size | 19,700 km2 (7,600 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 139 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Chusovaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Every year hundreds of tourists come to Kungur, through routes down the Sylva, Iren and Shakva rivers. The Sylva River flows leisurely over a flat plateau, across Preduraliye Nature Preserve, and past abrupt cliffs, fossilized remnants of coral reefs left by the long-disappeared Great Permian Sea, which at some places rise up to 100 metres (330 ft) above the level of the river, covered with pine and fir groves.
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