Pur River
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The Pur River is a river
in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
in Russia
. The Pur River proper starts at the confluence of the Pyakupur
and Aivasedapur Rivers. The length of the Pur River is 389 km. It is often considered as the Pyakupur's extension, which would make it 1,024 km long. The area of its basin
is 112,000 km².
Just a few miles west of the mouth of the Taz River
, the Pur River flows into the Taz Estuary
, which is connected through the Gulf of Ob
with the Kara Sea
. The river freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. The Urengoy gas field
and Gubkin gas and oil field are located in the basin of the Pur River.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard. Population: -Geography and natural history:...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The Pur River proper starts at the confluence of the Pyakupur
Pyakupur River
Pyakupur River is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, the left tributary of the Pur River. The length of the Pyakupur River is 542 km. The area of its basin is 31,400 km². There are approximately 32,600 lakes in the river basin. The main tributaries: Vyngapur and Purpe . Floods...
and Aivasedapur Rivers. The length of the Pur River is 389 km. It is often considered as the Pyakupur's extension, which would make it 1,024 km long. The area of its basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 112,000 km².
Just a few miles west of the mouth of the Taz River
Taz River
The Taz is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1401 km and drains a basin estimated at 150,000 km².The Taz River flows into the Tazovskaya Guba, a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of Tazovskiy town and ends in the Gulf of Ob...
, the Pur River flows into the Taz Estuary
Taz Estuary
The Taz Estuary is a long gulf formed by the Taz River.It consists of a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of Tazovskiy town and ends in the Gulf of Ob, which is connected with the Kara Sea...
, which is connected through the Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Ob
The Gulf of Ob is a gigantic bay of the Arctic Ocean, located in Northern Russia at the head the mouth of the Ob River....
with the Kara Sea
Kara Sea
The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya....
. The river freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. The Urengoy gas field
Urengoy gas field
The Urengoy gas field in the northern West Siberia Basin is the world's second largest natural gas field after South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field. The gas field has over ten trillion cubic meters in total deposits...
and Gubkin gas and oil field are located in the basin of the Pur River.