The Parabel (russian: Парабель) is a

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in the

Tomsk Oblast Tomsk Oblast (russian: То́мская о́бласть, ''Tomskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative ...

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. It is a left

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of the Ob. The Parabel is long, and its basin covers . The river is formed at the confluence of the rivers Kyonga and Chuzik. The Parabel freezes in the second half of October to early November and stays under the ice until late April to early May.Парабель

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Rivers of Tomsk Oblast {{Russia-river-stub