Pur (Russia) Explained

Pur
Other Name:Пур
Source1:Pyakupur
Source1 Location:near Muravlenko, Yamalia
Source1 Elevation:111m (364feet)
Source2:Ayvasedapur
Source2 Location:near Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansia
Source2 Elevation:140m (460feet)
Source Confluence Location:near Tarko-Sale, Yamalia
Source Confluence Coordinates:64.9472°N 77.8139°W
Source Confluence Elevation:16m (52feet)
Mouth:Taz Estuary, Kara Sea
Mouth Location:near Nakhodka, Yamalia
Mouth Coordinates:67.554°N 77.8838°W
Mouth Elevation:5m (16feet)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:Yamalia
Length:389km (242miles)
Basin Size:112000km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia

The Pur (Russian: Пур) is a river in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has a length of 389km (242miles) —1024km (636miles) counting the length of the Pyakupur at its head. The area of its basin is 112000km2.

The Urengoy gas field and Gubkin gas and oil field are located in the basin of the Pur.

Course

The Pur is formed at the confluence of the Pyakupur and Ayvasedapur rivers, which have their sources in the northern slopes of the Siberian Uvaly. It flows roughly northwards across the northern West Siberian Plain, meandering strongly. In its lower course its channel divided into branches. Purovsky District is named after the river.Just a few miles west of the mouth of the Taz, the Pur flows into the Taz Estuary, which is connected through the Gulf of Ob with the Kara Sea. The river freezes up in November and stays icebound until May.

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