Sim River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in Chelyabinsk Oblast

Chelyabinsk Oblast

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 and the Republic of Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan

The Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...

 in Russia

Russia

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. It is a 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 Belaya River, part of the Volga watershed

Drainage basin

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. Its length is 239 kilometres (148.5 mi).

The river has its sources in the southern Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains

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. It first flows in a north-northwesterly direction towards the towns of Sim

Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast

Sim is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River, west of Chelyabinsk. Population: It was founded in 1759 as Simsky Zavod , a settlement around an ironworks. It was renamed Sim and granted town status on November 13, 1942.It is the birthplace of Igor...

 and Minyar

Minyar

Minyar is a town in Ashinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the valley of the Sim River at its confluence with the Minyar River, west of Chelyabinsk. Population:...

, before turning towards the west and then southwest. After passing the town of Asha

Asha (town)

Asha is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sim River , west of Chelyabinsk. Population: It was founded in 1898 and was granted town status on June 20, 1933....

 the Sim crosses the border of Bashkortostan and continues towards the southwest and its confluence with the Belaya.

Ignateva Cave lies on its banks.

External links

• Photos of Sim (has English version)