Kosva River
Encyclopedia
Kosva is a river in Perm Krai
and Sverdlovsk Oblast
, Russia
, left tributary
of the Kama River
. It is 283 km long, with a drainage basin
of 6300 km².
The river starts in the western portion of Sverdlovsk Oblast as a confluence of Bolshaya Kosva (Large Kosva) flowing from the Pravdinsky Rock and Malaya Kosva (Small Kosva), flowing form the southern slope of the Kosvinsky Rock. It flows towards the west, and ends up in a bay of the Kama Reservoir
. The Kosva is a mountain river with many waterfalls and rapids, among them the 6 km long Tulymsky Falls. In the middle parts of the river lies the Shirokovskaya hydroelectric power plant with Shirokovskoe Reservoir. The town of Gubakha
is situated by the Kosva.
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...
and Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
, 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...
, 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 Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
. It is 283 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 6300 km².
The river starts in the western portion of Sverdlovsk Oblast as a confluence of Bolshaya Kosva (Large Kosva) flowing from the Pravdinsky Rock and Malaya Kosva (Small Kosva), flowing form the southern slope of the Kosvinsky Rock. It flows towards the west, and ends up in a bay of the 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...
. The Kosva is a mountain river with many waterfalls and rapids, among them the 6 km long Tulymsky Falls. In the middle parts of the river lies the Shirokovskaya hydroelectric power plant with Shirokovskoe Reservoir. The town of Gubakha
Gubakha
Gubakha is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the Kosva River northeast of Perm. Population: It was founded in the mid-18th century as a settlement around an iron ore deposit. Around 1909, it was known as Gubakhinskaya kop...
is situated by the Kosva.
Main tributaries:
- Left: Kyrya;
- Right: Typyl, Tylai, Nyar, Nyur, Pozhva