Vishera
Aerial view of the Vishera
Scheme of the Kama River Basin.
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorth Ural
MouthKama
 • coordinates
59°54′14″N 56°26′20″E / 59.90389°N 56.43889°E / 59.90389; 56.43889
Length415 km (258 mi)
Basin size31,200 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average457 m3/s (16,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionKama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Vishera (Russian: Вишера) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left bank tributary of the Kama. It is 415 kilometres (258 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 31,200 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi).[1][2] The Vishera freezes in late October or early November and stays under the ice until the end of April. There are diamond deposits in the basin of the Vishera.

The Vishera used to be part of the Cherdyn Route and is still considered one of the most picturesque rivers of the Urals. It starts on the extreme northeast of Perm Krai, near the border with the Komi Republic and Sverdlovsk Oblast. It flows on the west foothills of Ural Mountains and is a mountain river for most of its length. There are many rapids and shoals in the channel and many rocks along its banks.

The Vishera Nature Reserve is along the upper reaches of the river.

Geography

Main tributaries

Main tributaries (from source to mouth):[1]

Etymology

Komi people call the river Viser. Experts in the Komi language noticed that this element is also in names of other rivers in Ural. A. K. Matveyev supposes that Vishera can mean Northern River or Midnight River (in Sami languages).

References

  1. 1 2 «Река ВИШЕРА», Russian State Water Registry
  2. ↑ "Freshwater Ecoregions of the World". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.