Konda (river) explained

Konda
Map:Irtysh river basin map.png
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Source1:West Siberian Plain
Source1 Location:Sovetsky District
Source1 Elevation:123m (404feet)
Mouth:Irtysh
Mouth Location:Tiuli, Khanty-Mansiysky District
Mouth Coordinates:60.7064°N 69.6703°W
Mouth Elevation:20m (70feet)
Length:1097km (682miles)
Basin Size:72800km2
Tributaries Left:Mulymya, Bolshoy Tap, Yukonda, Kama
Tributaries Right:Yevra, Kuma

The Konda (Russian: Конда) is a river in the Khanty–Mansia region of Russia. The town of Uray and the Shaimskoye oil field are along the Konda.[1]

It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. It is 1097km (682miles) long with a drainage basin of 72800km2. The river has its sources on the western edge of the West Siberian Plain. The average discharge 164km (102miles) from its mouth is 231m3/s, with a maximum of 1220m3/s and a minimum of 36.1m3/s. The river is frozen over from late October to late April. Its main tributaries are from the left: Mulymya, Bolshoy Tap, Yukonda and Kama, and from the right: Yevra and Kuma.[1]

The Konda region, or Kondia, is one of the many provinces mentioned in the full official title of Russian tsars.

Notes and References

  1. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article063732.html Конда