Mezenskaya Pizhma River
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The Mezenskaya Pizhma is a river in Ust-Tsilemsky District
of the Komi Republic
and in Leshukonsky District
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
in Russia
. It is a right tributary
of the Mezen River
. It is 236 kilometres (146.6 mi) long, and the area of its basin 3830 square kilometres (1,478.8 sq mi). The major tributaries of the Mezenskaya Pizhma are the Chetlas River and the Shegmas River (both left).
The Mezenskaya Pizhma starts in the Komi Republic, west of Lake Yamozero, close to the border with Arkhangelsk Oblast, on the Chatlassky Kamen Plateau, part of the Timan Ridge
. It generally flows in the western direction. The Pizhma River
, flowing out of Lake Yamozero, runs to the east in the Pechora River
, and the name Mezenskaya Pizhma means literally "The Pizhma which belongs to the Mezen".
The river flows in one of the most remote areas of Arkhangelsk Oblast. The upper course of the Mezenskaya Pizhma is not populated, and in the whole valley of the river there are only three villages: Shegmas, upstream from the confluence of the Shegmas River, Larkino, and Rodoma in the mouth. The lower stretch of the river, 73 kilometres (45.4 mi) downstream from the village of Shegmas, is navigable, but there is no passenger navigation.
Ust-Tsilemsky District
Ust-Tsilemsky District is an administrative district , one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ust-Tsilemsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Ust-Tsilma...
of the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
and in Leshukonsky District
Leshukonsky District
Leshukonsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Leshukonsky Municipal District...
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
in 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 right 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 Mezen River
Mezen River
The Mezen is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
. It is 236 kilometres (146.6 mi) long, and the area of its basin 3830 square kilometres (1,478.8 sq mi). The major tributaries of the Mezenskaya Pizhma are the Chetlas River and the Shegmas River (both left).
The Mezenskaya Pizhma starts in the Komi Republic, west of Lake Yamozero, close to the border with Arkhangelsk Oblast, on the Chatlassky Kamen Plateau, part of the Timan Ridge
Timan Ridge
The Timan Ridge is a highland in the far north of European Russia. Most of the Timan Ridge is situated in the Komi Republic, but the northernmost part is in Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The highest point in the Timan Ridge is Chetlassky Kamen .The Timan Ridge is situated west of...
. It generally flows in the western direction. The Pizhma River
Pizhma River
Pizhma is the name of several rivers in Russia:*Pizhma River, Komi Republic*Pizhma River, Nizhny Novgorod and Kirov Oblasts...
, flowing out of Lake Yamozero, runs to the east in the Pechora River
Pechora River
The Pechora River is a river in northwest Russia which flows north into the Arctic Ocean on the west side of the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It is 1,809 km long and its basin is 322,000 square kilometers...
, and the name Mezenskaya Pizhma means literally "The Pizhma which belongs to the Mezen".
The river flows in one of the most remote areas of Arkhangelsk Oblast. The upper course of the Mezenskaya Pizhma is not populated, and in the whole valley of the river there are only three villages: Shegmas, upstream from the confluence of the Shegmas River, Larkino, and Rodoma in the mouth. The lower stretch of the river, 73 kilometres (45.4 mi) downstream from the village of Shegmas, is navigable, but there is no passenger navigation.