There are a large number of rivers in the Komi Republic. All Komi rivers can be divided into the following groups: plain, mountain, lacustrine, karst, swamp. They are small, medium and large in size. Mountain rivers include: Ilych, Shchugor. The tributaries of the Pechora and Usa are also included in this group. The largest lake is Tansy. But there are more karst rivers.
These include everything flowing down from the Timan ridge. These are tributaries of the Vychegda, Izhma, Vymi, Mezen, and the left tributaries of the Pechora. Most of the Komi rivers are ecologically clean. Many ecologists believe that the Pechora is the cleanest river in Europe. There are a lot of fish in the rivers located here. There are many valuable breeds of them. This is mainly due to the fact that these lands are sparsely populated, the rivers are far from settlements.
The longest rivers of Komi
List of the longest rivers in the republic.
Pechora
It is considered to be the largest river in Northern Europe. Passes through the Komi Republic, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Beginning on the slopes of the Northern Urals. More precisely, on the Pecher-Ya-Talyakh-Syakhl mountain, where a plate is installed, indicating the exact place of origin of its source. Its name in the old South Slavic language means "cave". The main tributaries are: Unya, Severnaya Mylva, Lemyu, Lyzha, Velu. Food is mixed, snow prevails. Only a part from Troitsko-Pechorsk to the port of Naryan-Mar is navigable.
The total length of the river is 1809 km.
Vychegda
Tributary of the Northern Dvina. It flows through the territory of Komi, Arkhangelsk region. Its beginning is located on the slopes of the Timan ridge, or rather in the Dzyur-Nyur bog. The name translated from the Komi language means "meadow water". This river is characterized by meander bends that are located on the territory of Komi. Divided into Upper, Lower and Middle. The river is fed by snow and underground. Its largest tributaries are: Vishera, Vol, Elva, Yarenga, Nem, Yuzhnaya Mylva, Vym, Sysola. In the spring, the part of the river to the Voldino pier is navigable.
The total length of the river is 1130 km.
Mezen
Passes through the territory of the Komi Republic, Arkhangelsk region. The river originates on the slopes of the Timan ridge. It is the largest river flowing into the White Sea. Its main tributaries are: Kima, Peza, Sula, Mezenskaya Pizhma, Yirva, Us, Vashka, Pyssa. The food is mainly snow-fed. Part of the river, 201 km from the mouth, is navigable. At the same time, after the spring flood, the navigable part increases several times. Translated from the Finnish and Ugric languages, it means "a river that is successful for fishing and hunting."
The total length of the river is 966 km.
Vashka
It is the largest tributary of the Mezen. This river begins in the swamps of the Mezensko-Severo-Dvinsky watershed. In the local dialect, the name is translated as "tributary". Her food is mainly snow, rain. The main tributaries are: Sozim, Mytka, Loptyuga, Evva, Zyryanskaya Ezhuga, Puchkoma Ertom.
The total length of the river is 605 km.
This river is the largest tributary of the Northern Dvina. It flows on the territory of Komi, Vologda and Kirov regions. The river begins near the village of Vazyug in the Kirov region. Two dams were built on it. The food is mixed, but there is a predominance of snow. Large tributaries of this river are: Lala, Lundanka, Korzha, Shilyug, Zelesskaya Lala, Nadeeva.
The total length of the river is 574 km.
Usa
It is the largest tributary of the Pechera. It takes place in the Komi Republic. Translated from Finno-Ugric means "tributary". It originates in the Polar Urals at the confluence of the Bolshoi Usa and Malaya Usa rivers. Divided into top, bottom and middle. The river is navigable, but only 325 km from the mouth. The main tributaries are: Adza, Lemva, Kolva, Kosyu, Vorkuta, Synya, Bolshaya Hornovaya.
The length of the river is 565 km.
Colva
Tributary of the Usa River. The beginning is at the Yaneimusur hill. The largest tributaries of this river are: Sandivey, Kharayakha, Hatayakha, Kolvavis, Labaheise. Its food is mainly snow. In the Mansi language, the name means "fish river". Navigable in a small area.
The total length of the river is 546 km.
Izhma
This river is the left tributary of the Pechora. Located on the territory of the Komi Republic. It originates in the south of the Timan ridge on the Nalden-Keros plateau. Its largest tributaries are: Ukhta, Sedyu, Sebysy, Ayuva, Kedva. Starting from the mouth of Ukhta, it is navigable. The main type of food is snow. Its name in the Komi and Nenets languages means "river". It has many rapids and rifts.
The length of the river is 531 km.
Udder
This river is a tributary of the Vychegda. Located in the Komi Republic. Its source is located on the Taman Ridge near the Pokyuiz ridge. And the largest tributaries are: Yelva, Chub, Vorykva, Veslyana, Koin. Also in its basin is the Sindor Lake, which is the second largest in the republic. The feeding of this river is mixed. In spring it is navigable to the village of Bozhudor. It is a protected area and there are many valuable fish species on its territory.
The length of the river is 499 km.
Shapkina
It is a tributary of the Pechora. It flows through the territory of Komi, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It starts from Lake Bolshoye Shapkino and then flows along the Bolshezemelskaya tundra. The second name is Pilvoryaga, which translates as "very deep river". Its largest tributaries are: Yangyta, Vonda, Vesniya, Matei. The river is fed by snow. It flows into the Sukhaya Pechora, which is also a tributary of the Pechora.
The total length of the river is 499 km.
Sysola
This is a tributary of the Vychegda River. It flows on the territory of the Komi Republic, Kirov region. The river begins on the Northern Uvals. Snow food. The second name of the river in Komi sounds like "Syktyv". Its largest tributaries are: Bolshaya Vizinga, Nydyb, Poinga, Lopyu, Tybyu, Voktym. In the lower reaches, this river is navigable.
The total length of the river is 487 km.
Ilych
It is one of the tributaries of the Pechora. It flows through the Komi Republic. This river begins near the spurs of the Northern Urals near the Timiz ridge. Meals are mainly rain and snow. And the largest tributaries are: Palyu, Kosyu, Kogel, Saryu. Komi is translated from the old language as “distant, distant river”. The lower part of the stream is navigable.
The length of the river is 411 km.
Tobysh
This river is a tributary of the Tsilma River. It flows through the Komi Republic within the Timan Ridge. It also begins within the ridge, but closer to the border with the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Very sinuous, writes out giant bends. Its main tributaries are: Sareda, Syabuyakha, Bolshoi Toman. It feeds mainly on melted snows and rains.
The length of the river is 393 km.
Tsilma
It is one of the tributaries of the Pechora. Passes through the Komi Republic, Arkhangelsk region. This river begins on the territory of the Timan ridge in the western spurs. The name translated from the Komi language means "moss swamp". Its food is mainly snow. And the largest tributaries are: Soap, Usa, Kosma, Tobysh. In its lower part, it is navigable.
The total length of the river is 374 km.
Sula
It is one of the tributaries of the Pechora. The river flows into the Borshchey Shar. It is located on the territory of the Komi Republic, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This river begins on the territory of the Timan Ridge on Kosminsky Kamen. It is a natural border between the Komi district. The food is mainly rain and snow. Its largest tributaries are: Soima, Bolshaya Pula, Bolshaya Yangyta, Shchuchya.
The total length of the river is 353 km.
Adzva
It is a tributary of the Usa River. Located on the territory of Komi, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The beginning is located near the Vanyukty lake. The second name of the river is Hirmore, which translates as "meadow grass". Its largest tributaries are: Khosedayu, Malvayu, Khartayu. The river is mainly fed by snow, and there is often flood here in spring.
The total length of the river is 334 km.
Laya
This river is a tributary of the Pechora.The beginning of the river is in Lake Layato, which is located in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Then it goes along the Bolshezemelskaya tundra. Its largest tributaries are: Yuryakha, Sercheyu, Keryurvis, Layavozh. The channel is very winding.
The total length of the river is 332 km.
Big Horn
This is one of the tributaries of the Usa River. It begins in the Padimeity lakes, which are located in the Bolshezemelskaya tundra. The river is fed mixed. In its middle reaches, it forms a natural border between the Komi and the Autonomous Okrug. The main tributaries are: Ruchu, Saroda, Bolshaya Nertseta, Syatteityvis, Bolshaya Pyatomboyu.
The total length of the river is 311 km.
Shchugor
It is a tributary of the Pechora. This river is also called Shchugyr, Shchuger. It flows through the Komi territory in the Yugyd Va National Park. The source is located in the Northern Urals on the territory of the "Pole of Relative Inaccessibility". The food is mainly snow and rain. This river is a salmon spawning ground. Its water is particularly clear and pure. There are many rapids and rifts along the entire length. Its largest tributaries are: Telpos Maly, Bolshoy Patok, Hatemalya.
The length of the river is 300 km.
Tansy
It is a tributary of the Pechora. It begins at the confluence of the Svetlaya and Pechora Pizhma rivers, on the Timansky ridge near the Kosminsky Kamen ridge. The largest tributaries: Svetlaya, Umba, Vyatkina. In the lower reaches, the river is navigable. There are a lot of fish here.
The length of the river is 283 km.
Yarenga
It is a tributary of the Vychegda. It flows in the Komi Republic, Arkhangelsk region. It is also called Yarenga. The source of the river is located 5 km from the Vezhaika station in Komi. There are many rapids on the river, and the current is fast. Floods are often observed in spring. Whitefish and salmon come here to spawn. There are many valuable fish species. It has many tributaries, here are the largest: Malaya Yarenga, Vezhay, Kus, Chediev Ruchey, Uktym, Ocheya.
The length of the river is 281 km, in Komi - 80 km.
Taphole
Inflow of Vyatka. Passes through Komi, Kirov region. The source of this river is located on the Severnye Uvaly Upland in the Vyatka-Luzsky watershed. The second name is Let'ka. The river bed is very winding. Its tributaries are: Bulatovka, Volosnitsa, Borovitsa, Lekma. It is navigable and is used for timber rafting.
The length of the river is 260 km, in Komi - 180 km.
Kosyu
It is a tributary of the Usa. It flows through the territory of the Komi Republic. This river originates at the border with the Khanty-Mansiysk District. In the Subpolar Urals. The largest tributaries: Malaya Saryuga, Bolshaya Saryuga, Kozhim, Bolshaya Inta, Vangyr. In its channel there are many boulders, rapids, clamps and a very fast current. In the lower reaches, it is navigable and is used to transport tourists.
The length of the river is 259 km.
Cosmas
This river is a tributary of the Tsilma River. It flows in Komi, Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It starts from springs on the Timansky Ridge from the side of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The largest tributaries: Peschanka, Mati. The name comes from the word "kos", which means "threshold, roll" in the local language. It has a very winding channel, in some places it forms large bends.
The total length of the river is 251 km.
Big Son
This is a tributary of the Usa River. The river is located on the territory of the Komi Republic. The second name is Yjid Sonnyayu. It originates in the Subpolar Urals on the Ozerny ridge. In the upper reaches of the river there is a natural monument Upper Gate of the Bolshaya Synya River. Its main tributaries are: Malaya Synya, Ivashyu, Nichtemyu, Kychanael, Kydzrasyu, Krasny Kamen.
The length of the river is 249 km.
Ski
This river is a tributary of the Pechora. Located in the Komi Republic. It flows in the area of the Pechora ridge. The name of the river has Nenets roots - "lysu", "lizzy", and translates as "fish". Its course is slow, the banks are swampy, but the channel is very winding. Attractive for boating. The main tributaries are: Sigavey, Vadma.
The length of the river is 223 km.
Northern Mylva
The river is one of the tributaries of the Pechora River. Located on the territory of the Komi Republic. This river begins near the village of Ust-Nem. It has many tributaries, but the largest are: Soiva, Rasyu, Nyumylga, Ynat. The channel is meandering, but the current is weak. Snow nutrition predominates.
The length of the river is 213 km.
Ukhta
This river is a tributary of the Izhma River. It originates on the Timan Ridge at the confluence of the Voyvozh and Lunvozh rivers. The river bed has many rapids and rapids. It has a fast current and there are many rapids, which complicates navigation. Snow nutrition predominates. The main tributaries are: Slightly, Loim, Tobis.
The length of the river is 199 km.
Lemue
This river is the left tributary of the Pechora. It flows through the territory of the Komi Republic in the Sosnogorsk region and the Vuktyl urban district. It originates on the outskirts of the Malaya Pera village in the Malopersky rural settlement. The mouth of the river is located 5 km along the left bank of the Lemdikost channel. It is floatable. It flows mainly over a swampy plain.
The total length of the river is 197 km.
Kozhva
This is one of the tributaries of the Pechora River. When it flows into the Pechora, it forms a wide bay. It flows through the territory of Komi, mainly through the municipal district of Pechora. It is formed at the confluence of the Belaya Kozhva and Chernaya Kozhva rivers, near the village of Turyshevka. The river is slow and the banks are swampy. Its largest tributaries are Chikshina and Luza.
The length of the river is 194 km.
