Inva River
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Inva – is a river in Perm Krai
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Begins in the Upper Kama Upland
Upper Kama Upland
Upper Kama Upland is a elevation in headwaters of Kama and Cheptsa rivers, located on the area of Udmurt Republic, Perm Krai and Kirov Oblast, Russia....

, near the border of Kirov oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...

. Then, is flows through Komi-Permyak Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Population: It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February...

 and flows into Kama Reservoir
Kama Reservoir
The Kama Reservoir, also known as the Perm Reservoir , is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Kama Hydroelectric Station near Perm . The Kama Reservoir has a surface area of 1,915 km² and a water volume of 12,2 cubic km. Its length along the Kama is 272 km, major width - up to...

, forming Invensky bay.

The river is 252 km long. Drainage basin is 5 920 sq. km. Frozen from early November to late April.
Town Kudymkar
Kudymkar
-References:**http://russia.rin.ru/guides_e/2799.html*http://culturemap.ru/region/140/article.html?topic=15&subtopic=&id=2387*http://www.ufo-komi.narod.ru/Kudimkar.htm...

 is located on the Inva River.

Main tributaries: Velva and Kuva (left), Yusva (right).

Etymology

Name of river is addition of Komi-Permyak
Komi-Permyak language
Komi-Permyak language is one of two regional varieties of the pluricentrical Komi language, the other variety being Komi-Zyrian.Komi is a Uralic language closely related to Udmurt....

words “инь” (woman) and “ва” (water), then it can be translated as “female water”.

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