The Tavda ( Russian : Тавда ) is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into the Tobol . It is north of the Tura and south of the Konda . It is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Tyumen Oblast .
5-449: It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Lozva and Sosva . The Tavda is 719 kilometres (447 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 88,100 square kilometres (34,000 sq mi). The river freezes up in early November and stays icebound until late April. Its main tributary is the Pelym . The Tavda is navigable and is used for timber rafting . The town of Tavda is located on
10-778: A fort was built at Lozvinsk on the river to guard the Cherdyn Route which ran over the Urals from the Vishera to the Lozva. That outpost was endangered by a Mansi chieftain from Pelym . Lozvinsk and the Cherdyn route were abandoned after 1597 when a better route, called the Babinov Road , was found through Verkhoturye . The Dyatlov Pass incident took place near the Lozva in 1959. This Sverdlovsk Oblast location article
15-748: Is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia . At its confluence with the Sosva , the Tavda is formed. The river is 637 kilometres (396 mi) long, and its basin covers 17,800 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi). The river freezes up in October or early November and stays icebound until late April or early May. Its main tributaries are the Pynovka , Bolshaya Yevva , Ponil , and Ivdel . In 1590
20-631: The Pelym and flows southeast into the Tobol between Tyumen and Tobolsk . This Sverdlovsk Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tyumen Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Siberia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lozva The Lozva ( Russian : Лозьва ; Northern Mansi : Лӯсум-я̄, Lūsum-jā )
25-543: The shores of the Tavda, as is Pelym , the earliest Russian settlement east of the Urals. The Tavda and its main tributaries, the Sosva, Lozva and Pelym all flow southeast and drain the central Urals. They are shaped like the letter 'Щ', but with a longer tail. The Sosva (the westernmost one) flows southeast, turns somewhat northeast near the town of Sosva, picks up to Lozva and gains the name of Tavda. This continues east, picks up
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