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'''Vilva River''' ({{lang-ru|'''Вильва'''}}) is a river in [[Perm Krai]], [[Russia]], a [[:wikt:left bank|left]] tributary of the [[Usva River]]. It starts on the west foothills of the [[Ural Mountains|Ural]], near the border with [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]]. It flows west and southwest, entering the Usva {{convert|4|km|0}} from the larger river's mouth near the town of [[Chusovoy]]. The river is {{convert|170|km|mi}} long, and its [[drainage basin]] covers {{convert|3020|km2|mi2}}.
'''Vilva River''' ({{lang-ru|'''Вильва'''}}) is a river in [[Perm Krai]], [[Russia]], a left [[tributary]] of the [[Usva River]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SxAzAAAAIAAJ&q=Vilva+River+usva&dq=Vilva+River+usva&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYg6rpsIzXAhUMYVAKHY9bD2IQ6AEIKDAA|title=Guide-books for the excursions ...|last=|first=|date=1937|publisher=Chief Editorial Office of the Geological-Prospecting and Geodetic Literature|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=88|language=en}}</ref> It starts on the west foothills of the [[Ural Mountains|Ural]], near the border with [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]]. It flows west and southwest, entering the Usva {{convert|4|km|0}} from the larger river's mouth near the town of [[Chusovoy]]. The river is {{convert|170|km|mi}} long, and its [[drainage basin]] covers {{convert|3020|km2|mi2}}.


== Main tributaries ==
== Main tributaries ==
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The river name is a composite of the [[Komi-Permyak language|Komi-Permyak]] words ''vil'' (new) and ''va'' (water).
The river name is a composite of the [[Komi-Permyak language|Komi-Permyak]] words ''vil'' (new) and ''va'' (water).

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 18:17, 25 October 2017

Vilva River
Vilva River near Vizhai bridge
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMiddle Ural
Mouth 
 • location
Usva River
Length170 km (110 mi)
Basin size3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)

Vilva River (Russian: Вильва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Usva River.[1] It starts on the west foothills of the Ural, near the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast. It flows west and southwest, entering the Usva 4 kilometres (2 mi) from the larger river's mouth near the town of Chusovoy. The river is 170 kilometres (110 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).

Main tributaries

  • Left: Vizhai
  • Right: North Rassokha, Bolshaya Myasnaya, Korostelevka, Bolshaya Porozhnaya, Tanchikha.

Etymology

Vilva and Usva confluence

The river name is a composite of the Komi-Permyak words vil (new) and va (water).

References

  1. ^ Guide-books for the excursions ... Chief Editorial Office of the Geological-Prospecting and Geodetic Literature. 1937. p. 88.

External links

58°19′18″N 57°47′20″E / 58.32167°N 57.78889°E / 58.32167; 57.78889