The Kazym (russian: Казы́м) is a river in
Beloyarsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
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,
Russia
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. It is long, with a
drainage basin
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of .
Its average discharge is .
The town of
Beloyarsky is along the Kazym.
Course
The Kazym is a right
tributary
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of the
Ob. Its sources are in the
Siberian Uvaly
Siberian Uvaly (russian: Сибирские Увалы) is a hilly region in the central part of the West Siberian Plain, Russia.
A sector of the hills is a protected area under the name Upper Taz Nature Reserve, which was established in Decembe ...
. It flows through the northern part of the
West Siberian Plain
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meandering across a very swampy valley. There are numerous lakes in its basin, including the relatively large
Sorum-Lor and the
Saran-Kho-Lor. The Kazym river is fed mainly by snow. It freezes in early November and begins to thaw in late May.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Kazym are the long
Amnya, the long
Lykhn and the long
Pomut on the left, as well as the long
Sorum
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on the right.
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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References
Rivers of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
West Siberian Plain
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