The Tom (, ; ; ) is a river in
Russia
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, a
right
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tributary
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of the
Ob in central
Siberia. Its
watershed lies within the
Republic of Khakassia,
Kemerovo Oblast, and
Tomsk Oblast.
[Томь (река, приток Оби)]
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It is long, and has a
drainage basin
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of .
The Tom flows from the
Abakan Range
Abakan Range () is a mountain range in Southwestern Siberia, located mainly in Khakassia, Russia: It is mostly covered by taiga, up to , followed by mountainous tundra. The range also consists sparse areas of granite, gabbro, and diorite. ...
(a northern continuation of the
Altai Mountains
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) northward through the
Kuznetsk Basin. It joins the Ob approximately north of
Tomsk.
Cities on the Tom River include
Mezhdurechensk,
Novokuznetsk,
Kemerovo,
Yurga,
Tomsk, and
Seversk.
The
Aba people live near the Tom River.
Etymology
The name of the river may derive either from the
Ket word ''toom'' ("river") or from the
Russian word ''tyomny'' ("dark").
Main tributaries
The largest tributaries of the Tom are, from source to mouth:
[
* Belsu (right)
* Usa (right)
* Mrassu (left)
* Kondoma (left)
* Aba (left)
* Verchnaya Ters (right)
* Srednaya Ters (right)
* Nizhnaya Ters (right)
* Chernovoy Naryk (left)
* Taydon (right)
* Unga (left)
* Basandayka (right)
* Iskitim (left)
* Ushayka (right)
]
Gallery
File:Фото0055.jpg, The Tom during the hot summer of 2012
File:Flood on Tom 2010-04-29.jpg, A record flooding of the Tom, April 29, 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river in November 2009
File:Tom bei Tomsk.jpg, The Tom near Tomsk
References
Rivers of Khakassia
Rivers of Kemerovo Oblast
Rivers of Tomsk Oblast
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