The Neyva (russian: Нейва) is a river in the

Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...

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, which flows out of

Lake Tavatuy Lake Tavatui, also known as Lake Tavatuy, is a freshwater lake in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Several communities surround the lake and the nearest major city is Yekaterinburg. The lake is known for its high water quality and is a popular tourist ...

along the slopes of the

Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains ( ; rus, Ура́льские го́ры, r=Uralskiye gory, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ; ba, Урал тауҙары) or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western ...

through the

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

Verkh-Neyvinsky Verkh-Neyvinsky (russian: Верх-Нейвинский) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Nevyansky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: History Work settlement status was granted to it in 1928.Исполнительн ...

and the towns of

Nevyansk Nevyansk (russian: Невья́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Nevyansky District in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Neyva River ( Ob's basin) on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, north of Yekaterinburg. Pop ...

and

Alapaevsk Alapayevsk (russian: Алапа́евск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Neyva and Alapaikha rivers. Population: 44,263 ( 2002 census); 50,060 ( 1989 census); 49,000 (1968). History Alapayevsk is on ...

. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The upper reaches are punctuated by a series of lakes and reservoirs that cover . At its confluence with the Rezh, the

Nitsa The Nitsa () is a river in the Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia. It is a tributary of the Tura. The river commences at the confluence of the Neyva and the Rezh, east of the city Alapayevsk and flows firstly in an easterly and then in southeasterly dir ...

(a tributary of the Tura) is formed.

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Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast {{Russia-river-stub