Rivers of the Perm region: a detailed overview. Small rivers of the Perm Tributaries of the Kama in the Perm region

- a river in the European part of Russia, the left and largest tributary of the Volga River.
It originates in the central part of the Verkhnekamsk Upland from four springs near the former village of Karpushata, now part of the village of Kuliga, Kezsky district of the Udmurt Republic. It flows mainly between the heights of the High Trans-Volga region along a wide, sometimes narrowing valley. In the upper reaches (from the source to the mouth of the Pilva River) the channel is unstable and winding, on the floodplain of an oxbow lake. After the confluence of the Vishera River it becomes a high-water river; the banks change: the right one remains low and is predominantly meadow in nature, the left one almost everywhere becomes elevated and in places steep. There are many islands in this area, and there are shoals and rifts. Below the confluence of the Belaya River at the Kama, the right bank becomes high and the left bank low. In the lower reaches of the Kama flows in a wide (up to 15 km) valley, the width of the channel is 450-1200 m; breaks into sleeves. Below the mouth of the Vyatka, the river flows into the Kama Bay of the Kuibyshev Reservoir.
The main tributaries on the left are the South Keltma, Vishera with Kolva, Chusovaya with Sylva, Belaya with Ufa, Ik, Zai, Sheshma, Menzelya; on the right - Kosa, Obva, Vyatka, Toima, Mesha. All the right tributaries of the Kama (Kosa, Urolka, Kondas, Inva, Lysva, Obva) and some of the left ones (Veslyana, Lunya, Leman, South Keltma) are lowland rivers flowing from the north. Mountainous, cold and swift rivers originate in Ural mountains ah and flow into the Kama from the left (Vishera, Yayva, Kosva, Chusovaya).
The river is inhabited by: sterlet, sturgeon, carp, crucian carp, asp, silver bream, ide, chub, bleak, ruff, burbot, catfish, etc.

- a river in the Middle Urals, a left tributary of the Kama.

It flows through the territory of the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk regions and the Perm region of Russia. The river is interesting in that it originates on the eastern slopes of the Ural ridge, in Asia, crosses it and mainly flows along its western slopes, in the European part of Russia, crossing twice from Sverdlovsk region in Perm region.
The length of Chusovaya is 592 km. Of these, Chusovaya flows through the Chelyabinsk region - 20 km, through the Sverdlovsk region - 377 km, through the Perm Territory - 195 km. The river's drainage basin area is 23,000 km².
The river originates on the eastern slopes of the Ural ridge in Asia, crosses it and mainly flows along its western slopes in the European part of Russia, crossing twice from the Sverdlovsk region to the Perm region. The decoration of Chusovaya is the numerous rocks (stones) standing in places where the river crosses mountain ranges. The picturesque banks of Chusovaya and the presence of numerous attractions have made it a popular tourist attraction in the Urals. Chusovaya takes its source in a swampy area in the north of the Chelyabinsk region, according to some sources, from Bolshoy Chusovskoye Lake, according to others, from Lake Surny, near the Ufaley station and flows to the north. After 45 km, the river merges with Western Chusovaya (it originates on the Ufaleysky Ridge, after which it flows for about 150 km along the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains). Here, the width of the river bed ranges from 10 to 13 m. In the upper reaches of the Chusovaya it receives many tributaries, and the right ones are generally larger and full-flowing. The river valley in the upper reaches is wide, the slopes are gentle. Between the Revda tributary and the village of Sloboda on the banks of the Chusovaya there are outcrops of crystalline schists formed as a result of the interaction of igneous and sedimentary rocks.
The width of the river in the middle reaches is 120-140 m. In the lower reaches, after the city of Chusovoy, after leaving the Ural Mountains, the river has a typically flat character. The speed of the river slows down, the channel widens in places up to 300 m: Chusovaya flows leisurely surrounded by water meadows, swamps, deciduous and mixed forests, at times describing wide bends. The river flows into the Chusovskaya Bay of the Kama Reservoir, formed during the construction of the Kama Hydroelectric Power Station, 693 km from the mouth of the Kama, slightly above the city of Perm. The river's food supply is mixed, with a predominance of snow (55%). Rainwater accounts for 29%, underground 18%. The river bottom along its entire length is mostly rocky and pebbly. Chusovaya usually freezes in late October-early December, and opens in April-early May. The lower reaches of the river are characterized by ice jams and jams with the water level rising to 2.8 m.

- a river in the Sverdlovsk region and Perm region of Russia.
Length 493 km, basin area 19,700 km². It originates on the western slope of the Middle Urals and flows mainly to the west. It flows into the Chusovsky Bay of the Kama Reservoir.
The river is full of water, the water is clean, the current is moderate, and in the lower reaches it is calm. The riverbed is very winding, with many riffles and shoals. Karst is widely developed in the lower Sylva basin (for example, Kungurskaya, Zakuryinskaya, Serginskaya caves, etc.). In the area of ​​the village of Serga, the Sylvensky Bay of the Kama Reservoir begins.
The diet is mixed, with a predominance of snow. The average water flow 45 km from the mouth is 139 m³/s. It freezes in late October - early November, is characterized by frostbites, and opens in the second half of April.
The main left tributaries: Vogulka, Irgina, Iren, Babka and Kishertka; right - Barda, Shakva, Lek and Molebka.
Navigable 74 km from the mouth.
On the left bank of the Sylva there is the so-called “Molyob anomalous zone”.

- a river in the Perm region of Russia, a left tributary of the Kama River (flows into the Vishera Bay of the Kama Reservoir).
Length - 415 km, basin area - 31,200 km². The average height of the river's catchment is 317 meters. The average slope of the river is 0.2 m/km.
The fifth longest river in the Perm region, one of the most picturesque rivers Ural. It begins in the northeast of the region, on the border with the Komi Republic and the Sverdlovsk region. It flows mainly through the foothills of the Urals, mostly having the character of a fast mountain river flowing in a narrow valley; many shoals and rapids. Karst phenomena are common in the basin.
The right source of the Vishera - Malaya Vishera - originates on the Yana-Yemty ridge, the left - Bolshaya Vishera - from the spurs of Porimongit-Ur, one of the peaks of the Belt Stone ridge, on the very border of the Komi Republic, the Sverdlovsk region and the Perm region. The sources are separated by the Vishera Stone and merge at the northern foot of Mount Armii.
The Vishera, from its source to the mouth of the Uls River, is a stormy mountain river with a large number of riffles. Its width here is up to 70 meters.
The Middle Vishera - from the mouth of the Ulsa to the mouth of the Kolva - is a river up to 150 meters wide with many riffles and reaches. The river valley here widens significantly, but many coastal cliffs remain.
The Lower Vishera (from the confluence of the Kolva to the confluence of the Vishera and the Kama) is a flat river, flooding in places up to 900 meters.
Along the entire course there are rocks and stones in the channel and along the banks, and there are many riffles. Vishera is characterized by high floods, rain floods and low summer low water. The main left tributaries of the Vishera are Niols, Moyva, Vels, Uls, Yazva, Akchim; the main right ones are Lopya, Lypya, Vaya, Kolva.
The diet is mixed, with a predominance of snow. It freezes at the end of October - beginning of November, opens at the end of April. Splavnaya. Regular passenger service to the city of Krasnovishersk. There are diamond deposits in the Vishera basin.
In the upper reaches there is the Vishera Nature Reserve.

- a river in the Perm region of Russia, flows through the territory of the Cherdynsky district, the fourth in length and the largest right tributary of the Vishera (Kama basin).
It begins in the northeast of the region near the border of the Komi Republic, on the southeastern slope of Mount Kolvinsky Kamen (575 m above sea level), flows mainly along the western slope Northern Urals and flows into the Vishera above Ryabinino, 34 km from the mouth. The length of the river is 460 km.
Main tributaries: left: Berezovaya, right: Visherka.
The river is inhabited by grayling.

- mountain taiga river in the Perm region, the left tributary of the Kama.
It starts from the confluence of Northern Yaiva and Poludennaya Yaiva near the border of the Sverdlovsk region, west of the Typyl River valley. It flows into the Kama Reservoir south of the city of Berezniki, forming a bay.
Length - 304 km.
In the upper reaches of the Yayva there is a shallow mountain river with rifts and rapids. Along the banks there is spruce-fir taiga, pine forests, and swamps.
Main tributaries: left: Gub, Abia, Kad, Chikman, Chanva, Vilva, Usolka, right: Ulvich, Ik.
The river is inhabited by grayling, taimen, chub, asp...

- a river in the Perm region, the left tributary of the Kama.
It begins in the west of the Sverdlovsk region from the confluence of two sources: Bolshaya Kosva, flowing from Pavdinsky Kamen, and Malaya Kosva, flowing from the southern slope of Kosvinsky Kamen. It flows into the Kama Reservoir, forming a bay. The length of the river is 283 km. Main tributaries: left: Kyrya, Bolshaya Oslyanka, Vilva. right: Tylay, Typyl, Nyar.
Kosva is a mountain river with a fast flow, numerous riffles and rapids, among which the Tulymsky rapid, more than 6 km long, stands out.
The banks are covered with forest. The right one is steep and rocky, the left one is cut by bays.
The river is inhabited by grayling, taimen, and ruff.

- a river in the Perm region, the right tributary of the Kama. Length - 267 km. The mouth of the river is located near the village of Ust-Kosa. The river is inhabited by

A river in the European part of Russia, the left and largest tributary of the Volga River.
It originates in the central part of the Verkhnekamsk Upland from four springs near the former village of Karpushata, now part of the village of Kuliga, Kezsky district of the Udmurt Republic. It flows mainly between the heights of the High Trans-Volga region along a wide, sometimes narrowing valley. In the upper reaches (from the source to the mouth of the Pilva River) the channel is unstable and winding, on the floodplain of an oxbow lake. After the confluence of the Vishera River it becomes a high-water river; the banks change: the right one remains low and is predominantly meadow in nature, the left one almost everywhere becomes elevated and in places steep. There are many islands in this area, and there are shoals and rifts. Below the confluence of the Belaya River at the Kama, the right bank becomes high and the left bank low. In the lower reaches of the Kama flows in a wide (up to 15 km) valley, the width of the channel is 450-1200 m; breaks into sleeves. Below the mouth of the Vyatka, the river flows into the Kama Bay of the Kuibyshev Reservoir.
The main tributaries on the left are the South Keltma, Vishera with Kolva, Chusovaya with Sylva, Belaya with Ufa, Ik, Zai, Sheshma, Menzelya; on the right - Kosa, Obva, Vyatka, Toima, Mesha. All the right tributaries of the Kama (Kosa, Urolka, Kondas, Inva, Lysva, Obva) and some of the left ones (Veslyana, Lunya, Leman, South Keltma) are lowland rivers flowing from the north. Mountain, cold and fast-moving rivers originate in the Ural Mountains and flow into the Kama from the left (Vishera, Yaiva, Kosva, Chusovaya).
The river is inhabited by: sterlet, sturgeon, bream, carp, crucian carp, asp, silver bream, ide, chub, bleak, pike perch, perch, ruff, pike, burbot, catfish, etc.

- a river in the Middle Urals, a left tributary of the Kama.

It flows through the territory of the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk regions and the Perm region of Russia. The river is interesting because it originates on the eastern slopes of the Ural ridge, in Asia, crosses it and mainly flows along its western slopes, in the European part of Russia, twice crossing from the Sverdlovsk region to the Perm region.
The length of Chusovaya is 592 km. Of these, Chusovaya flows through the Chelyabinsk region - 20 km, through the Sverdlovsk region - 377 km, through the Perm Territory - 195 km. The river's drainage basin area is 23,000 km².
The river originates on the eastern slopes of the Ural ridge in Asia, crosses it and mainly flows along its western slopes in the European part of Russia, crossing twice from the Sverdlovsk region to the Perm region. The decoration of Chusovaya is the numerous rocks (stones) standing in places where the river crosses mountain ranges. The picturesque banks of Chusovaya and the presence of numerous attractions have made it a popular tourist attraction in the Urals. Chusovaya takes its source in a swampy area in the north of the Chelyabinsk region, according to some sources, from Bolshoy Chusovskoye Lake, according to others, from Lake Surny, near the Ufaley station and flows to the north. After 45 km, the river merges with Western Chusovaya (it originates on the Ufaleysky Ridge, after which it flows for about 150 km along the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains). Here, the width of the river bed ranges from 10 to 13 m. In the upper reaches of the Chusovaya it receives many tributaries, and the right ones are generally larger and full-flowing. The river valley in the upper reaches is wide, the slopes are gentle. Between the Revda tributary and the village of Sloboda on the banks of the Chusovaya there are outcrops of crystalline schists formed as a result of the interaction of igneous and sedimentary rocks.
The width of the river in the middle reaches is 120-140 m. In the lower reaches, after the city of Chusovoy, after leaving the Ural Mountains, the river has a typically flat character. The speed of the river slows down, the channel widens in places up to 300 m: Chusovaya flows leisurely, surrounded by water meadows, swamps, deciduous and mixed forests, at times describing wide bends. The river flows into the Chusovskaya Bay of the Kama Reservoir, formed during the construction of the Kama Hydroelectric Power Station, 693 km from the mouth of the Kama, slightly above the city of Perm. The river's food supply is mixed, with a predominance of snow (55%). Rainwater accounts for 29%, underground 18%. The river bottom along its entire length is mostly rocky and pebbly. Chusovaya usually freezes in late October-early December, and opens in April-early May. The lower reaches of the river are characterized by ice jams and jams with the water level rising to 2.8 m.

- a river in the Sverdlovsk region and Perm region of Russia.
Length 493 km, basin area 19,700 km². It originates on the western slope of the Middle Urals and flows mainly to the west. It flows into the Chusovsky Bay of the Kama Reservoir.
The river is full of water, the water is clean, the current is moderate, and in the lower reaches it is calm. The riverbed is very winding, with many riffles and shoals. Karst is widely developed in the lower Sylva basin (for example, Kungurskaya, Zakuryinskaya, Serginskaya caves, etc.). In the area of ​​the village of Serga, the Sylvensky Bay of the Kama Reservoir begins.
The diet is mixed, with a predominance of snow. The average water flow 45 km from the mouth is 139 m³/s. It freezes in late October - early November, is characterized by frostbites, and opens in the second half of April.
The main left tributaries: Vogulka, Irgina, Iren, Babka and Kishertka; right - Barda, Shakva, Lek and Molebka.
Navigable 74 km from the mouth.
On the left bank of the Sylva there is the so-called “Molyob anomalous zone”.

- a river in the Perm region of Russia, a left tributary of the Kama River (flows into the Vishera Bay of the Kama Reservoir).
Length - 415 km, basin area - 31,200 km². The average height of the river's catchment is 317 meters. The average slope of the river is 0.2 m/km.
The fifth longest river in the Perm region, one of the most picturesque rivers in the Urals. It begins in the northeast of the region, on the border with the Komi Republic and the Sverdlovsk region. It flows mainly through the foothills of the Urals, mostly having the character of a fast mountain river flowing in a narrow valley; many shoals and rapids. Karst phenomena are common in the basin.
The right source of the Vishera - Malaya Vishera - originates on the Yana-Yemty ridge, the left - Bolshaya Vishera - from the spurs of Porimongit-Ur, one of the peaks of the Belt Stone ridge, on the very border of the Komi Republic, the Sverdlovsk region and the Perm region. The sources are separated by the Vishera Stone and merge at the northern foot of Mount Armii.
The Vishera, from its source to the mouth of the Uls River, is a stormy mountain river with a large number of riffles. Its width here is up to 70 meters.
The Middle Vishera - from the mouth of the Ulsa to the mouth of the Kolva - is a river up to 150 meters wide with many riffles and reaches. The river valley here widens significantly, but many coastal cliffs remain.
The Lower Vishera (from the confluence of the Kolva to the confluence of the Vishera and the Kama) is a flat river, flooding in places up to 900 meters.
Along the entire course there are rocks and stones in the channel and along the banks, and there are many riffles. Vishera is characterized by high floods, rain floods and low summer low water. The main left tributaries of the Vishera are Niols, Moyva, Vels, Uls, Yazva, Akchim; the main right ones are Lopya, Lypya, Vaya, Kolva.
The diet is mixed, with a predominance of snow. It freezes at the end of October - beginning of November, opens at the end of April. Splavnaya. Regular passenger service to the city of Krasnovishersk. There are diamond deposits in the Vishera basin.
In the upper reaches there is the Vishera Nature Reserve.

- a river in the Perm region of Russia, flows through the territory of the Cherdynsky district, the fourth in length and the largest right tributary of the Vishera (Kama basin).
It begins in the northeast of the region near the border of the Komi Republic, on the southeastern slope of Mount Kolvinsky Kamen (575 m above sea level), flows mainly along the western slope of the Northern Urals and flows into the Vishera above Ryabinino, 34 km from the mouth. The length of the river is 460 km.
Main tributaries: left: Berezovaya, right: Visherka.
The river is inhabited by roach, perch, pike, and grayling.

- mountain taiga river in the Perm region, the left tributary of the Kama.
It starts from the confluence of Northern Yaiva and Poludennaya Yaiva near the border of the Sverdlovsk region, west of the Typyl River valley. It flows into the Kama Reservoir south of the city of Berezniki, forming a bay.
Length - 304 km.
In the upper reaches of the Yayva there is a shallow mountain river with rifts and rapids. Along the banks there is spruce-fir taiga, pine forests, and swamps.
Main tributaries: left: Gub, Abia, Kad, Chikman, Chanva, Vilva, Usolka, right: Ulvich, Ik.
The river is inhabited by roach, perch, pike, grayling, bream, taimen, chub, asp...

- a river in the Perm region, the left tributary of the Kama.
It begins in the west of the Sverdlovsk region from the confluence of two sources: Bolshaya Kosva, flowing from Pavdinsky Kamen, and Malaya Kosva, flowing from the southern slope of Kosvinsky Kamen. It flows into the Kama Reservoir, forming a bay. The length of the river is 283 km. Main tributaries: left: Kyrya, Bolshaya Oslyanka, Vilva. right: Tylay, Typyl, Nyar.
Kosva is a mountain river with a fast flow, numerous riffles and rapids, among which the Tulymsky rapid, more than 6 km long, stands out.
The banks are covered with forest. The right one is steep and rocky, the left one is cut by bays.
The river is inhabited by roach, perch, pike, grayling, bream, taimen, and ruff.

- a river in the Perm region, the right tributary of the Kama. Length - 267 km. The mouth of the river is located near the village of Ust-Kosa. The river is inhabited by bream, pike perch, asp, pike, roach, chub, burbot, and perch.

A river in the Komi Republic and Perm Territory, a left tributary of the Kama. The drainage basin is located on the territory of the eastern tip of the Northern Uvaly in the heavily swampy Veslyanskaya lowland. Length - 266 km. From the village of Keross to the village of Ust-Chernaya the width of the river is 30-35 m, near the village of Badya - 60-100 m, in the lower reaches - up to 100 m. The river is inhabited by bream, pike, roach, burbot, perch, chub, gudgeon, and ruffe.

- a river in the Perm region, the right tributary of the Kama. The length of the river is 257 km. The source of the Inva is located on the Verkhnekamsk Upland near the border of the Kirov region. The river flows through the territory of the Komi-Permyak District and flows into the Kama Reservoir, forming the Invensky Bay. The river is home to bream, pike, roach, burbot, perch, gudgeon, and ruffe.

Obva- a river in the Perm Territory, the right tributary of the Kama. It begins in the forests of the Verkhnekamsk Upland in the north-west of the Sivinsky district of the Perm Territory, near the border of the Kirov region. It flows into the Kama 780 km from the mouth, forming the Obvinsky Bay of the Kama Reservoir. Length - 247 km. Largest tributaries: left: Yazva; Nerdva; right: Siva; Bub; Lysva The river is home to bream, pike, roach, burbot, perch, and ruff.

- a river in the Perm region, the left tributary of the Vilva. The Vizhay River Begins in the east of the region, west of the Koiva valley and flows into Vilva 28 km from its mouth. The length of the Vizhay River is 125 km, total area catchment area - 1080 km2, average catchment height - 375 m. Average slope - 2.2 m/km. It breaks up from ice at the very end of April - beginning of May. The main tributaries of Vizhay are the rivers Kosaya, Skalnaya (left tributaries), Pashiyka, Rassolnaya (right tributaries).

On the territory of the Perm Territory there are 29 thousand rivers with a total length of over 90 thousand km. The two largest and most famous Permian rivers are the Kama and Chusovaya. In those days when there were no railway and air communications, they were the main transport routes in the Kama region. Now the rivers of the Perm Territory attract tourists and fishing enthusiasts from all over the country. Multi-day rafting on kayaks and catamarans, active recreation for the whole family, fishing in oxbow lakes and reaches - everyone finds something to suit their taste.

The Kama River, 1805 km long, flows through a wide valley among the highlands of the High Trans-Volga region. The Kama has its origins in Udmurtia near the village of Kuliga. In the Perm Territory it extends for 910 km, flowing from the mouth of the river. Save. Near the village of Gayny, the river becomes wide and full of water. Freezing up from November to April, freezing is accompanied by large formation of inland ice. The river is fed by snow, rain and groundwater.

Kama has long been famous for its excellent fishing. Over 40 species of fish live in countless oxbow lakes. In the upper reaches you can find grayling and taimen; in some areas the ichthyofauna is diluted with a large number of sterlet. In the middle reaches there are burbot, pike, chub, pike perch, ruffe, perch, sabrefish, ide, and white-eye.

Due to its enormous size, the Kama provides a lot of opportunities for recreation. Numerous recreation centers, dispensaries and fisheries have been built on the banks of the river. In the upper reaches, from May to October, active recreation enthusiasts go kayaking and catamarans. They usually start from an abandoned bridge on the Stepanenki-Ilmovo road, and finish at the left tributary of the Lopya near the village of Lavrushenki. Sailing competitions are also held annually on the river.

Chusovaya

The Chusovaya River is the largest left tributary of the Kama. The river is unique in that it flows in two parts of the world at once. It originates in the Chelyabinsk region, crosses the Ural ridge and travels along its western slopes, located in the European part of Russia. Length 592 km.

Chusovaya is famous for its beauty and uniqueness. It is decorated with numerous limestone and dolomite stones, forming picturesque landscapes. Many rocks are classified as natural monuments and are protected by the state. The picturesque banks make the river a popular destination among nature lovers and professional tourists.

Rafting along Chusovaya is classified as unique. This is not only an active holiday for the whole family, but also an exciting journey through pagan places. Along the way, you can stumble upon large caves located in limestone rocks. It is recommended to raft the river from May to November; groups depart from Yekaterinburg, Perm and nearby villages.

In the upper reaches of Chusovaya you can find perch, ruff, minnow, gudgeon, bleak, roach, bream, dace, chub, pike, European grayling and burbot. In the middle reaches there are podust, asp, burbot and grayling. Starting from Staroutkinsk, fishing becomes noticeably more interesting. Powerful riffles give way to long reaches, and fish are found here in abundance. To the listed species are added taimen, pike perch and sabrefish.

Sylva

On the slopes of the Middle Urals, the largest and deepest tributary of the Chusovaya, the Sylva River, originates. It flows west and flows into the bay of the Kama Reservoir. It receives more than 300 tributaries, 47 of which are more than 10 km long.

The river is high-water, the channel is winding with shoals and riffles, which makes it interesting for sport fishing. It freezes in October-November, ice jams often appear, and the ice melts in the second half of April.

The picturesque river is very popular among professional tourists. In the lower Sylva basin there are karst caves. Fans of water travel can see coastal stones arranged in a continuous wall, the Ermak and Chernaya Prisada rocks, small villages and spacious meadows. In the area of ​​the village of Molebka there is a so-called “anomalous zone”; a festival of ufologists takes place here every year. Rafting on the Sylva is possible from May to September.

The ichthyofauna of the river and its tributaries includes grayling, sterlet, chub, ide, dace, bream, pike, pike perch, burbot, asp, podust, gudgeon, and perch. In the reaches formed at the confluence with the Lipok River, dace bite well. The proximity of the railway and large settlements makes Sylva accessible to industrial fishing and recreational fishermen.

Vishera

The left tributary of the Kama, 415 km long, the Vishera River, originates on the border of the Komi Republic and the Perm Territory in the Vishera Nature Reserve. It flows through the foothills of the Urals, has two sources - Big and Small Vishera, they are separated by a ridge called the Vishera Stone and merge at Mount Munintump (Army). Along the entire course of the river there are rifts, the banks are decorated with picturesque stones and rocks.

River rafting on catamarans gives you the opportunity to get closer to the nature and history of the Northern Urals. The banks of Vishera keep memories of past centuries. During the trip, you can see amazing rock paintings that are more than three thousand years old.

Tourists raft throughout the summer from the villages of Vels or Vaya and end the route in the city of Krasnovishersk. The river flow is quite calm, there are no rapids or rapids. The absence of serious obstacles makes the place popular among beginners and family vacation lovers.

In the upper reaches of the Vishera and its tributaries there are several species of fish: taimen, grayling, burbot and minnow. The sculpin goby, listed in the Red Book, also lives here. Downstream you can catch pike perch, pike, podust, perch, sabrefish, ide, gudgeon, sterlet, roach, bream, etc.

Kosva

The Kosva River is a mountain river 283 km long, originating in the west of the Sverdlovsk region, formed at the confluence of two sources: Bolshaya Kosva and Malaya Kosva. Forming a bay, it flows into the Kama Reservoir. The river carries its waters between rocky mountains and picturesque banks, offering beautiful views of Bolshaya Oslyanka and Ostry Tur.

The current is fast, there are riffles and large rapids are common. Among them, the famous Tulymsky rapids (Bear Heads) with a length of over 6 km stands out. The left bank is all cut up by bays, the right bank is rocky and steep.

Kosva is perfect for professional rafting. The route starts from the upper reaches and ends at the Shirokovskoye reservoir (Perm region). The optimal time for travel is the end of May–June, when the snow melts in the mountains. During the rafting you can get acquainted with Kholodny and Rook Logs. These natural areas have important geological significance and are a place of pilgrimage for speleologists from all over the country.

There is a lot of fish in the river, including grayling, taimen, perch, pike, ruff, pike perch, ide, roach, and bream. There are no enterprises or settlements in the upper reaches of the Kosva, so the water is quite clean up to the Shirokovsky reservoir.

The flora and fauna of the Kosva River is usually regarded as rich.

Lysva

The Lysva River, 112 km long, flows from east to northeast and is a left tributary of the Chusovaya. Its source is located in the west of the Vereshchaginsky district near the border of the Kirov region, its mouth is below the city of Chusovoy. The river has several tributaries, the largest among them are Bursyak and Berezovka.

The valley is narrow and densely populated, located along the left bank of the Lysva Railway. In the city of the same name there is a metallurgical plant, for the operation of which a dam was built. Today the reservoir is used as a source of drinking water and a place of recreation for citizens.

The species composition of fish is quite diverse. Pike, bream, grayling, perch, burbot, roach, ruff, tench and other fish are found here. You can fish all year round.

Silver

The Serebryannaya River is a right tributary of the Chusovaya, originating on the slope of Mount Podpora near the border of the Perm Territory and the Sverdlovsk Region. The relief of the drainage basin is mountainous, the riverbed is winding. Silver crosses the border between Europe and Asia several times. The length of the river is 147 km, maximum width is 15 m.

Those who like to raft down mountain rivers will find many obstacles: rifts, pressures, rubble, overhanging and fallen trees. The current is very fast, from all sides a dense taiga forest advances over Serebryanaya, which gradually gives way to a flat landscape and rare low rocks.

It is better to raft in May on large spring waters. The route starts in the village. Serebryanka ends in the village of Kyn (from there you get to the railway station, from which you can go by train to Yekaterinburg or Perm), or in Verkhnyaya Oslyanka (pre-order a drop-off or bring your car in advance). In spring, this path is easily covered in 2–3 days.

IN summer time There is good fishing on the river: bream, ruff, perch, pike, dace, chebak, roach and others. The famous fish of the Ural rivers, grayling, is also found here.

Colva

The Kolva River, 460 km long, is the largest tributary of the Vishera. It flows on the territory of the Cherdynsky district in the Perm region. There are no residential settlements in the upper reaches of the Kolva; only forest roads lead here. In the middle and lower reaches, skirting swamps and hills, the river forms many oxbow lakes.

You can raft along the entire course of the river; you can book tours that combine fishing and exploring the surrounding area. The route is replete with various historical sights. On the way, tourists will encounter abandoned settlements where you can find masterpieces of stone and wooden architecture: Iskor, Vilgort, Kamgort, etc.

On the right bank of the river there is a Divya cave with a length of more than 10 km. She's famous unique flora and fauna, unusual forms of stalactites and stalagmites. Rafting along the Kolva can be combined with rafting along the river. Berezovaya, so you can fully enjoy the beautiful views.

In the upper reaches of the river there are grayling, taimen and some species of fish that enter the tributaries to spawn. You can also catch pike, saberfish, podust, bream, perch, burbot, ruffe and sterlet there.

Yaiva

The Yayva River, a left tributary of the Kama, 304 km long, begins its journey from the western slope of the Maly Kvarkush ridge. It flows into the Kama Reservoir near the city of Berezniki. In the upper reaches of Yaiva there are many rifts, rapids and whirlpools. A fast mountain river flows through a shallow valley, the banks are decorated with dense spruce and fir taiga.

After the crossing at the Vizhayskaya base, the river flow slows down, it begins to wind strongly, this should be taken into account when planning the rafting. Water tourists from all over the country are attracted by the Yaivinsky tulums - a 15 km section with rapids Kosaya Golova, Berezovaya Golova, etc. It originates 20 km before the confluence of the Kad River. Fans of sport fishing prefer rafting from the village of Verz-Yayva, where the popular Ural ridges, covered with dense forests, are located.

For fishermen, Yaiva is interesting at the confluence of rivers and streams. Its basin is inhabited by taimen and grayling. Pike and large perch are found in the oxbow lakes. In the village of Yayva there is a large fish farm; downstream you can catch fish that have escaped from the cages: bream, asp, trout, carp, chub, etc.

Usva

The Usva River is the largest tributary of the Chusovaya. It has a pronounced mountain character. The river, 266 km long, flows among mountains and coastal rocks, with about 200 riffles along its length. In the upper and middle reaches there are natural monuments: the Usvinsky Pillars rock, the Omutny and Big Log rocks. Not far from the village of the same name is the Stone City.

The most suitable time for rafting is spring. At this time of year, the river is at its deepest and the rapids do not dry out. The route starts at Perekat not far from the Shumikha Rocks and ends in the village of Usva (from there you can take a bus to Perm).

In the upper reaches you can catch grayling, gudgeon, minnow and dace. In the middle reaches, perch, roach, pike, sabrefish, bleak, ide, white-eye, podust, ruffe and silver bream are added to the ichthyofauna.

Perm rivers, alphabetical list

Below is a list of rivers in the Perm Territory in alphabetical order. We included large and medium-sized rivers according to the generally accepted classification. All the rivers of the Kama region simply would not fit on one page, since there are more than 29 thousand of them.

• Veslyana
• Vishera
• Inva
• Koiva
• Colva
• Kosva
• Lupya
• Lysva
• Pilva
• Midday Kondas
• Serebryanka
• Sylva
• Timshor
• Tulva
• Lesson
• Black
• Chusovaya
• South Keltma
• Ulcer

Rivers ending in va

To help fans of crossword puzzles, we publish all the rivers of the Perm region ending in va. There are many such rivers in this region, because “wa” in the language of the local people means “water, river”.

The rivers of the Perm Region are a whole world that opens up to brave tourists! The ichthyofauna is represented by many species of fish, and active recreation enthusiasts can explore historical and natural attractions while rafting.

Can be attributed to big rivers(that is, rivers with a length of more than 500 km). This is the largest river in the region, the Kama (1805 km) and its left tributary Chusovaya (592 km).

Of the 29 thousand, only 40 rivers are medium-sized, that is, they have a length from 100 to 500 km. The largest of them:

• Sylva – 493 km,
• Vishera – 415 km,
• Colva – 460 km,
• Yaiva – 403 km,
• Kosva – 283 km,
• Spit – 267 km,
• Veslyana – 266 km
• Inva – 257 km,
• Obva - 247 km.

The rivers of the Perm region are fed more than 60% by melt water. They can experience prolonged freeze-up, high spring floods, and low summer and winter low water. The flood lasts longer in the north of the region, thanks to extensive forests and thick snow cover.

Most of the rivers of the Perm region are flat. They have a winding channel and a slow current.

Originating in the Ural Mountains, the left tributaries of the Kama in the upper reaches are typical mountain rivers. They have fast current with rapids, rifts and waterfalls. On the banks there are picturesque cliffs and rock outcrops. The most interesting thing is that many of the mountain Perm rivers can only be reached from the Sverdlovsk region. Having descended from the mountains to the plain, these rivers in the middle and lower reaches lose their mountain character.

For centuries, the Permian rivers served not only water resource. In those days when there was neither air nor railway communication, rivers were the main roads throughout Russia, including in the Kama region.

Now the rivers are places for recreation and fishing. Of all types of recreation on the rivers of the Perm region, rafting is especially popular. From the first days of May until late autumn a huge number of tourists go rafting using kayaks, catamarans and rafts.

Which rivers to choose for rafting? Rafting on each river is unique and inimitable. In the Perm region, rafting is carried out on the rivers Chusovaya, Vishera, Usva, Kosva and many others. River rafting - best vacation!

- the largest left tributary of the Volga. The name comes from the Udmurt “kam” - “river, current”. Another interpretation of the name refers to the Udmurt “kema”, meaning “long”. According to one of the old theories, the ethnonym Komi (“people from the Kama”) came from the name of the Kama River.

The Kama is considered a tributary of the Volga. However, Permians believe that the Volga is a tributary of the Kama, and their opinion is shared by many scientists. A number of facts support this:

• The ancient Kama valley is much older than the Volga; figuratively speaking, when the ancient Kama (paleo-Kama) already existed, the Volga did not yet exist. And only then the Volga joined (at right angles) to the Kama in connection with geological transformations;

• The Kama basin is larger than the Volga, the Kama receives water more rivers than the Volga;

• The source of the Kama is located above the source of the Volga, and this is one of the criteria for determining the primacy of a particular river;

• At the confluence of the Kama and Volga, in terms of water content, they are absolutely equivalent.

The length of the river is 1805 km. Previously, before the appearance of three reservoirs, it was even longer - more than two thousand kilometers. The territory of the Perm region is 910 km. Basin area 507,000 km²

The Kama originates from 4 springs in the center of the Verkhnekamsk Upland in Udmurtia, near the village of Kuliga. This is a return river, that is, it makes an arc and flows near the mouth in the direction opposite to the flow of the source. And although the river is 1805 km long, its source is only 445 km from its mouth, measured in a straight line.

The Kama is fed mainly by snow, as well as underground and rain. After freezing in November, the ice remains until April. Ice drift in spring lasts from 2 to 15 days. The water level in the river can vary up to 8 meters. The basin includes 73,718 rivers, 94.5% of them are small rivers, no more than 10 km long. The river's flow over a considerable length is regulated by the dams of the Kama, Votkinsk and Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power stations, above which reservoirs were created.

The Kama River can be divided into 3 sections:

• upper reaches (from the source to the mouth of the Vishera),

• middle course (from the mouth of the Vishera to the mouth of the Belaya),

• lower reaches (from the mouth of the Belaya to the confluence of the Volga and Kama).

The Perm region includes areas of the middle and upper reaches.

Kama in the upper reaches It winds strongly, the channel is unstable and winding, many oxbow lakes, in which fish breed, form in the floodplain. She becomes wide river with a strong current and picturesque banks near the village of Gayny. Near the village of Ust-Kosa at the mouth of the right tributary of the Kos, the Kama reaches 200 meters in width.

The banks of the Kama River on average flow change: the left bank becomes elevated and steep. the right one remains low-lying with a meadow character. Many islands, shoals and riffles appear.

The Kama becomes a full-fledged full-flowing river only after the confluence of the Vishera. The volume of water flow near Perm is 52 cubic kilometers per year. The average river gradient is 0.1%. The current speed ranges from 0.3 to 1 km/s.

The creation of reservoirs improved navigation conditions. From Perm there are regular passenger flights to Moscow, Gorky, Astrakhan and Ufa. The picturesque banks of the Kama attract many tourists. For active recreation and rafting, the upper reaches of the river are more interesting. The river is also attractive as a place for sport fishing. The upper reaches are best suited for this, since already below Solikamsk there are a huge number of industrial enterprises on the banks of the river. Therefore, the ecological situation in the middle and lower reaches is very unfavorable.

More than 40 species of fish live in Kama. The most numerous are pike perch, bream, pike, ruffe, burbot, bleak, roach, perch, ide, bluegill, asp, catfish, sabrefish, white-eye, gudgeon, dace, silver bream, chub, spined lance and crucian carp.

Before the construction of hydroelectric power stations, there were 3 species of herring, sturgeon, beluga, Caspian lamprey and white fish in the river. Now these fish are gone, but catfish and sprat have appeared, and rotan has appeared in floodplain reservoirs.

Grayling and taimen are found in the upper reaches and tributaries. In some areas of the Upper Kama, it is artificially maintained a large number of sterlet.

5 species of fish are listed in the Red Book of Russia, their fishing is prohibited: sterlet of the Upper and Middle Kama, taimen, brook trout, sculpin, and bystryanka.

Currently, the number of fish and fishermen is not so large, since the cost and difficulty of casting is not justified by the catch. Mostly residents of the villages closest to the Kama catch it.

Kama photo

Chusovaya River is the left tributary of the Kama. It originates in the Chelyabinsk region, then in the middle reaches it passes twice from the Sverdlovsk region to the Perm region and ends its path near the city of Perm, flowing into the Kama Reservoir. Its interesting feature is that the Chusovaya originates in Asia, on the eastern slopes of the Ural ridge, crosses it and mainly flows in the European part of Russia, along the western slopes of the Ural Mountains, through the territory of the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk regions and the Perm Territory, that is it flows through two parts of the world from Asia to Europe.

The length of Chusovaya is 592 km. Of these, it flows through the Chelyabinsk region - 20 km, through the Sverdlovsk region - 377 km, through the Perm Territory - 195 km. The average height of the catchment area is 356 m. The area of ​​the drainage basin is 23,000 sq. m. km, average slope 0.4 m/km.

The water level on the river is unstable and changes quickly. In rainy summers it can rise 4-5 meters.

On its way, the water crosses many mountain ranges; at the intersections, numerous rocks (the so-called stones) rise on the banks, forming the most picturesque landscapes.

Of the more than 200 rock outcrops, many have the status of natural monuments. The river has more than 150 tributaries - from small streams to large rivers. There are more than 70 rapids on the river, the largest of which is Kashkinsky. In 2004, on a 148-kilometer section of the river, a natural Park"Chusovaya River".

There are several versions of the origin of the name of the river. According to the most common hypothesis, the name comes from the Komi-Permyak words “chus” - fast and “va” - water, i.e. “chusva” – “fast water”. This river played a huge role in the history of the Perm region.

There are hundreds of beautiful sights on Chusovaya: rocks, caves, monuments...

In the summer, rafting along the Chusovaya River is very popular among tourists.

Many episodes of the famous Soviet musical comedy " Volga-Volga"directed by Grigory Alexandrov. The film by Yaropolk Lapshin was filmed in the village of Sloboda Gloomy River».

Chusovaya photo

Vishera is the fifth longest river in the Perm Territory, a left tributary of the Kama River (flows into the Vishera Bay of the Kama Reservoir). This is one of the most picturesque rivers of the Urals.

Its length is 415 km, the basin area is 31,200 km². The average slope of the river is 0.2 m/km. The average height of the catchment is 317 meters.

Vishera is characterized by high water, low summer low water and rain floods. The river is winding, there are many rocky rifts.

It flows into the Kama, and the Kama is inferior in width and water content at the confluence. There is even an opinion among experts that it is more reasonable to consider the Kama a tributary of the Vishera.

According to one version, it received its modern name from people from Veliky Novgorod, in honor of the river of the same name.

Has two sources. They are separated by the Vishersky Kamen ridge. The right branch, 16 km long, is called Malaya Vishera (Halsoriya), it originates on the Yana-Yemty ridge.

The left one, 24 km long, Bolshaya Vishera (Pazarya), begins on the spurs of one of the peaks of the Belt Stone - Porimongit-Ur ridge, or rather, from the southwestern slope of the mountain with an elevation of 1128.1 m, called by the Mansi Saklaimsori-Chakhl.

This is a unique point in the Urals, where seven borders converge:

Europe and Asia; Sverdlovsk region and Perm region; as well as the watershed areas of the three great rivers of Russia - the Pechora (Malaya Khozya), the Ob (Purma) and the Volga (Vishera).

In 1997, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Perm region, a memorial pillar “Europe-Asia” was erected here.

Both sources of the Vishera always lie under the snow and merge at the northern foot of Mount Moonintump (Army, 924.1 m).

The entire course of the river can be divided into 3 sections:

Upper Vishera- the most turbulent part of the river. This is the section from the source to the mouth of the Uls River. The entire area is literally dotted with rifts, the riverbed winds strongly, and the depth is shallow. The width of the river here is up to 70 m. After the confluence of the Niols and Lopya, it becomes possible to raft along the river.

• The upper reaches are the least populated - only the village of Vels at the mouth of the tributary of the same name. There are mountain ranges here: Tulymsky Stone (up to 1469 meters - this is the highest point in the Perm region),

• Kurynsar – 896 meters,

• Larch – 862 meters.

Most of Upper Vishera is located on the territory of the Vishera Nature Reserve. Fishing in the reserve is prohibited.

Average Vishera- from the mouth of the Uls River to the confluence of the Kolva River (199 km). There are still a lot of riffles, but now there are also a lot of stretches. The width of the river reaches 150 m, the flow speed decreases. There are many picturesque coastal rocks: Pisanny, Stolby, Dyrovaty, Vetryanoy, Gostinovsky, Boets, Priton, Govorlivy, Vetlan.

The banks of the river here are the most populated; along the banks are located the villages and settlements of Sypuchi, Visherogorsk, Vaya, Akchim, Zagovorukha, Romanikha, Talitsa, Bahari, Ust-Yazva, as well as the regional center, the city of Krasnovishersk.

Timber harvesting is taking place along the banks, and the ecology is somewhat deteriorating.

Nizhnyaya Vishera– from the mouth of the Kolva River to its confluence with the Kama (34 km). A typically flat river, in some places it floods up to 900 m.

In the mid-twentieth century, due to timber rafting and water emissions from the pulp and paper plant in the city of Krasnovishersk, this area lost its fishing significance.

But in the upper reaches there is quite enough fish. The sculpin goby, listed in the Red Book, even lives in the tributaries of the Vishera, which is an indicator of the purity of the water.

In the upper reaches there is also the largest population of grayling and taimen in the region and Europe. Individuals reach 1.5-2 kg. Until 1958, the commercial grayling fishery flourished except for Vishera on the Berezovaya, Uls and Vels rivers. Up to 187 quintals of fish were caught annually (more than in Karelia, Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega combined). Due to poaching in the upper reaches of the river, the grayling population in Vishera began to rapidly decrease, and currently there is no commercial grayling fishing.

Animals in the Vishera region include bears, beavers, and wolverines. Among the birds, the golden eagle, merlin, osprey and white partridge are listed in the Red Book.

There is also a mysterious bird – the black stork, also listed in the Red Book. The legend says: whoever finds the nest of a black stork will inevitably die in the very near future.

Herds of reindeer live in the mountain tundras. In the upper reaches of the Vishera and its tributary Lypya, swans are found.

The yellowish-brown Ural sable lives on the mountain slopes in the dark coniferous taiga. This is the western border of its habitat. The marten and the large Ural sable produced a valuable cross - kidus (kidas). This type of fur-bearing animal is found only in the mountains of the Northern Urals; in the Perm region, the kidus lives in the upper reaches of the Vishera.

You can often hear the phrase “Vishera diamond”. The river is so called both for its fabulous beauty and for the diamond deposits in its basin.

Rafting along the Vishera is very popular among tourists. The river is ideal for family rafting and for rafting in large groups: it is quite calm, without rapids.

It is best to start rafting from the villages of Vels or Vaya, and end in the city of Krasnovishersk. In this section the river is suitable for rafting throughout the summer. The beauty of the Vishera River, picturesque banks, and unique nature will give you many pleasant moments.

Vishera photo

There is another version of the origin of the name, according to which Yaiva is the name of the daughter of the forest king. The hero Tulum fell in love with her, and she reciprocated. But the river king did not want to give his daughter to Tulum, and during a thunderstorm he threw the palace in which the lovers lived into the water. The broken body of Tulum turned into boulders, and Yayva became a fast mountain river. And since then, as if hugging and mourning the beloved hero Tulum, the beautiful Yaiva has been rapidly rushing through the Tulum boulders with its crystal clear waters.

These boulders are now called the Yaivinsky tulums, and begin 20 km before the confluence of the Kad River. The largest rapids of the Yaivinsky tulums even have proper names(Oblique Head, Birch Head, Bear Head, Gully, etc.).

After the confluence of the Kad River, Yayva becomes noticeably calmer, the flow is slower, the riverbed is deeper, and there are rocky outcrops along the banks.

After the dam at the reservoir of the Yaivinskaya State District Power Plant, the river is very picturesque, wide, deep and calm.

The river and its tributaries are inhabited by taimen and grayling. The oxbow lakes hold pike and large perch. After the village of the same name, asp, bream and chub are caught. In the village itself there is a fish farm at the Yaivinskaya State District Power Plant, so local fishermen downstream have adapted to catch fish that escaped from the cages - carp, trout, taimen, etc.

The river is interesting for rafting, during which tourists visit picturesque cliffs with caves along the banks. The Quiet Stone tract is especially popular.

The Chanva is a left tributary of the Yayva, flowing in the Perm region through the territory of the Aleksandrovsky district. Length 70 km, drainage basin area 733 km².

It is formed on the northern slope of the Bely Spoy ridge from the confluence of the Rassokha and Tsenva rivers. The mouth of the river is located 183 km along the left bank of the Yayva River.

The name comes from the Komi word “chan” - foal, which in relation to the river means frisky, fast. Thus, Chanwa is “ fast river"or "playful river".

Changwu is called the “cave river”. There are many known and unknown caves in the coastal cliffs and rock outcrops in the forest.

The riverbed runs through a deep rocky valley. There are steep elevation changes throughout the river.

Rafting on Changwe is popular among tourists. Best time for rafting - the first 2-3 weeks after ice drift (from mid to late May). Then the river is deep enough, and there is no need to drag rubber boats and especially catamarans over the rifts.

On the banks there are the most interesting rocks and caves, which are natural monuments federal significance. Among them are the Anyusha tract and the Chanvin caves.

At the confluence of the Berezovaya River there is a trail (2 km) to the Tain Cave.

The mouth of the Chanva is located just below the village of Verkhnyaya Yaiva.

The Lytva River flows in the Perm region. It flows into the Votkinsk Reservoir near the city of Osa, forming a bay more than 20 km long and up to 5 km wide. The length of the river is 118 km, the average slope is 0.8 m/km, the catchment area is 3.5 thousand square meters. km at an average altitude of 200 meters above sea level. 110 tributaries less than 10 km long flow into the river.

The spring flood, lasting about 25-30 days, begins in April. Usually, highest levels waters are observed at the end of April. When there is heavy rainfall, there may be rain floods, accompanied by a significant rise in water levels.

Although the Tulva begins its journey in the Uinsky District and flows into the Kama in the Osinsky District, most of the river's 118 km length is located in the Bardymsky District. Therefore, the Bardym people consider it theirs, and call their region Pritulvinsky.

It is not known for certain where the name of the Tulva River came from. The part “va” indicates the Komi-Permyak “water”; a significant number of names of rivers in the Perm region end in “va”. But “Tul” can be translated in different ways: either from Mansi “tul” - fog, or from Komi-Permyak as “nail”, “wedge”, or from Tatar “tula” - complete.

Local Tatars call the river Tol, and in historical documents another name is found - Tolbui. Legends tell about the origin of this name: “The village of Tanyp is the oldest settlement in the upper reaches of Tulva, in ancient times one person, Gainetdin, moved here and built a house. After a while, his younger brother came and settled downstream of the river, in the place where the village of Ishimovo is. And then he saw wood chips floating down the river and found his older brother. Then the younger brother drowned, and his wife told the river that you have brought me such grief, let your name be “Tol” - widow.” This is how the Tatar name of the Tulva River appeared.

River Yusva - Swan River,
The homeland is small, the homeland is bright.
Your right wing is your native field,
Your left wing is the treasured grove.
V. Radkevich

The Perm region is called the water region, because we have over 30 thousand reservoirs. They form a bizarre, branched, dense network.

The names of many rivers have the ending “va” (in Komi-Permyak “va” is water, river): Gayva, Kolva, Usva, Unva, Chelva, Kosva, Koiva, Lysva, Nizva, Pozhva, Sylva, Syuzva, Urva...

Perhaps you can’t list everything.

Such geographical names are not accidental. They come from Komi-Permyak, Komi-Zyryan, Udmurt, Mansi, Khanty, Bashkir words and tell about some features of the river that were noticed with amazing accuracy by the tribes who once lived here.

Thus, the Kolva, a river in the Cherdynsky district, the largest tributary of the Vishera, 490 km long, collects water from an area equal to the territory of Belgium. Modern name rivers - the Mansi "kol" ya, modified by the Komi-Permyaks, which means a fish river (for the Mansi, "kol" is a fish, "ya" is a river). In the past, the Mansi roamed and fished in the Kolva basin.

Chelva - this is the name of four rivers of the Perm region: tributaries of the Kama, Kosva, Nerdva and Obva. All of them are flat and quiet, which fully corresponds to the Komi-Permyak “chel” - quiet.

Ulva is a river in the Solikamsk region, a left tributary of the Urolka, 65 km long. The name of the river comes from the Komi "ul" I damp, wet and means damp, wet river, that is, a river that flows in the lowlands, with damp banks.

Unva is the name of two rivers of the Berezniki region, the left tributaries of the Yayva. Their name is also Komi-Permyak and comes from the word “una” - many; This means that Unva is a high-water river.

Gaiva - river in suburban area Krasnokamsk, the right tributary of the Kama, 73 km long. “Gai” in Komi-Permyak means a response in the forest, and spruce “gaiva” can be translated as water with a good response, an echo.

But the name Inva, the right tributary of the Kama, in Komi-Permyak means female water, female river; a river as beautiful as a woman. The river has beautiful, picturesque banks, covered with a colorful carpet of forest and wildflowers. This feature is reflected in its name.

Vilva - several rivers in the Perm region have this name. It comes from the Komi-Permyak “vil”, that is, new, and means new water, river.

Koiva is a river in the Chusovsky district 189 km long with a narrow valley and steep slopes. "Koi" - bird; Apparently, many birds flocked here in ancient times, leaving a memory of themselves in the name of the river.

Kosva is a large tributary of the Kama Reservoir with a length of 345 km. The word "kos" goes back to the Komi-Permyak "kes" and means dry (in the sense of small). The name well conveys the peculiarity of this reservoir - shallow water, a river with shallow depths and riffles.

Lysva is the name given to three rivers of our region: the tributaries of the Kama, Obva and Chusovaya. “Lys” in Komi-Permyak means pine needles, that is, Lysva is pine water, a pine river flowing through an area overgrown with coniferous forest. This was true in the past.

Nizva is a river in the Cherdyn region, a left tributary of the Kolva 125 km long. Its name is poetic: sable water, sable river, (“low” in the Komi language - sable).

Pozhva is a tributary of the Kama. This name comes from the Udmurt “pozh” - muddy; This means that the water in this river is muddy.

But the word “Sylva” (from the Komi-Permyak “sey” - clay) means clayey water, clayey river.

As you can see, the name of the river is its characteristic given by our distant ancestors.