Berd (river) explained

Berd
Pushpin Map:Russia Novosibirsk Oblast
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Altai Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast
Length:363km (226miles)
Mouth:Novosibirsk Reservoir
Mouth Coordinates:54.7833°N 83.0694°W
Basin Size:8650km2
Tributaries Right:Ik, Koyon

The Berd (Russian: Бердь) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob.

The Berd begins on the western slopes of the Salair ridge, flows 30km (20miles) in Altai Krai territory and the rest in Novosibirsk Oblast. The river empties into the Novosibirsk Reservoir, which submerged 40km (30miles) of the original Berd river after construction.

The Berd is 363km (226miles) long and was formerly 416km (258miles) long. Its drainage basin covers 8650km2. The Ik is a tributary flowing into it from the north. Another river flowing into it is the Anfimov Mocheg.

Discharge averages 45.8m3/s. Ice forms on the river in the first weeks of November and breaks apart in mid-April.

Naming, it is thought, is from Turkic languages "Berdi" with the meaning of "given".

Two cities, Berdsk and Iskitim, are along the river.

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