The Kosva (russian: Ко́сьва) is a river in
Perm Krai
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and
Sverdlovsk Oblast
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,
Russia
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, a left
tributary
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of the
Kama
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. It is long, with a
drainage basin
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of .
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Russian State Water Registry
The river starts in the western portion of Sverdlovsk Oblast at the confluence of
Bolshaya Kosva (Large Kosva), flowing from the
Pravdinsky Rock, and
Malaya Kosva (Small Kosva), flowing from the southern slope of the
Kosvinsky Rock. It flows towards the west, and ends up in a bay of the
Kama Reservoir
The Kama Reservoir, also known as the Perm Reservoir (russian: Камское водохранилище, Пермское водохранилище), is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Kama Hydroelectric Station near Perm (constructed i ...
. The Kosva is a mountain river with many waterfalls and rapids, among them the long Tulymsky Falls. In the middle parts of the river lies the Shirokovskaya hydroelectric power plant with
Shirokovskoe Reservoir. The town of
Gubakha is situated by the Kosva.
Main tributaries:
*Left: Kyrya;
*Right: Tylay, Typyl, Nyar, Nyur, Pozhva
References
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External links
Kosva in Great Soviet EncyclopediaKosva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Rivers of Perm Krai
Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast