The Nitsa () is a river in the Sverdlovsk Oblast in

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. It is a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

of the Tura. The river commences at the confluence of the

Neyva The Neyva (russian: Нейва) is a river in the Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia, which flows out of Lake Tavatuy along the slopes of the Ural Mountains through the urban-type settlement Verkh-Neyvinsky and the towns of Nevyansk and Alapaevsk ...

and the Rezh, east of the city

Alapayevsk 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 ...

and flows firstly in an easterly and then in southeasterly direction. It is long. However, if the Nitsa and Neyva are counted as one, the river is long. It has a drainage basin of . The Nitsa converges with the Tura at Ust-Nitsinskoye. The river has a mixed supply, which is dominated by snow. The discharge downstream from the start, at the city of

Irbit Irbit (russian: Ирби́тStress is given per the ''Dictionary of modern geographical names'', entry o().) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located from Yekaterinburg by train or by car, on the right bank of the Nitsa. Population: ...

, is . The river is usually frozen by the end of October, beginning of November until the end of April. The river is navigable along its entire length. The most important tributary is the

, which joins at the city of the same name.

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Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast {{Russia-river-stub