| Taz | |
| Other Name: | Таз |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 62.6183°N 84.1642°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 139m (456feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 67.5794°N 78.1595°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 1401km (871miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 1450m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 150000km2 |
The Taz (Russian: Таз) is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1401km (871miles) and drains a basin estimated at 150000km2.[1] Its middle and lower course are located within Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, while its upper course borders with Krasnoyarsk Krai.
The now ruined city of Mangazeya was located by the Taz.
The Taz begins near Lake Dynda, Siberian Uvaly, a hilly area of the West Siberian Plain. It flows roughly northwestwards across largely uninhabited areas. Its mouth is in the Taz Estuary, a roughly 250km (160miles) long estuary that begins in the area of the settlement of Tazovsky and ends in the Gulf of Ob. A portage connects the Taz with the Turukhan and the Yenisey. There are numerous lakes in its basin, such as the Chyortovo.
Its major tributaries include the Bolshaya Shirta and Khudosey from the right and the Tolka and Chaselka from the left.[2]