Iren River
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Iren is a river in Perm Krai
, Russia
. It is a left tributary
of the Sylva River
, which it joins in the town of Kungur
. It is 214 km long, with a drainage basin
of 6 110 km².
It starts near village Verh-Iren, in Oktyabrsky District, to the west of settlement Oktyabrsky. Then, it flows through Uinsky, Ordinsky and Kungursky districts.
Main tributaries:
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...
. It is a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Sylva River
Sylva River
Sylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...
, which it joins in the town of Kungur
Kungur
Kungur is a town in the southeast of Perm Krai, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains at the inflowing of the Iren and Shakhva Rivers into the Sylva River . Kungur was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. It serves as the administrative center of Kungursky District, although it is not...
. It is 214 km long, with a drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 6 110 km².
It starts near village Verh-Iren, in Oktyabrsky District, to the west of settlement Oktyabrsky. Then, it flows through Uinsky, Ordinsky and Kungursky districts.
Main tributaries:
- Left: Uyas, Aspa, Syp, Bym, Bolshoy Ashap, Maly Ashap, Turka
- Right: Tels, Kungur.