Kazym Explained

Kazym
Other Name:Казым
Source1:Siberian Uvaly
Mouth:Ob
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:659km (409miles)
Basin Size:35600km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

The Kazym (Russian: Казы́м) is a river in Beloyarsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is 659km (409miles) long, with a drainage basin of 35600km2. Its average discharge is 267m3/s.

The town of Beloyarsky is along the Kazym.

Course

The Kazym is a right tributary of the Ob. Its sources are in the Siberian Uvaly. It flows through the northern part of the West Siberian Plain meandering across a very swampy valley. There are numerous lakes in its basin, including the relatively large Sorum-Lor and the Saran-Kho-Lor. The Kazym river is fed mainly by snow. It freezes in early November and begins to thaw in late May.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Kazym are the 374km (232miles) long Amnya, the 285km (177miles) long Lykhn and the 156km (97miles) long Pomut on the left, as well as the 190km (120miles) long Sorum on the right.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Google Earth]