The Yayva (russian: Яйва) is a
river
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in
Perm Krai
Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 re ...
,
Russia
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, left tributary of the
Kama
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.
Yayva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
/ref> It is in length. The area
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of the basin is .[«Река ЯЙВА»]
Russian State Water Registry
It starts on south slope of mountain range Kvarkush
Kvarkush (russian: Кваркуш) is a mountain range in North Ural, in Perm Krai, Russia. It is located in the basin of the Vishera River, between the Uls River and upstream of the Yayva River. Its highland swamps are the source of many rivers ...
, 710 m above sea level, near the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast. It flows into 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 in ...
, lower town Berezniki
russian: Березники
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and opposite of settlement Oryol, forming a bay.
It is a mountain river upstream with many rifts and rapids; downstream it is a flat river.
Main tributaries:[
*Left: Kad, Chikman, Chanva, Vilva, Usolka;
*Right: Ulvich, Ik.
]
Etymology
The name of the river is a composition of the Komi-permyak words ''yay'' (meat) and ''va'' (water), so it can be translated as ''meat river'', in the sense that it is rich with fish and animals. In some documents of the 17th century the river is called ''Eyva''.
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Rivers of Perm Krai