Pelym (river) explained

Pelym
Map:Tobol river 2 layers en.svg
Map Size:200
Mouth Coordinates:59.6256°N 63.0758°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Type2:Federal subject
Length:707km (439miles)
Basin Size:15200km2

The Pelym (Russian: Пелым) or Bolshoy Pelym (Russian: Большой Пелым) is a river in the far north of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Tavda, and is 707km (439miles) long, with a drainage basin of 15200km2.

The Pelym has its sources on the eastern slopes of the northern Ural Mountains and flows from there over wooded areas of the West Siberian Plain. The river is frozen over from October to April.

It is navigable on the lower 245km (152miles).