Tsilma River
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The Tsilma is a river in Leshukonsky District
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
and Ust-Tsilemsky District
of the Komi Republic
in Russia
. It is a left and one of the main tributaries
of the Pechora River
. It is 374 kilometres (232.4 mi) long, and the area of its basin 21500 square kilometres (8,301.2 sq mi). The main tributaries are the Mutnaya (right), the Kosma (left), the Rudyanka (left), the Nonbur (right), the Myla (right), the Tobysh (left), and the Usa (right).
The river basin of the Tsilma includes the north-western part of Ust-Tsilemsky District (about a half of the district's area), south-western part of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug
, as well as areas in the east of Leshukonsky and Mezensky District
s of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
The source of the Tsilma is in the east of Leshukonsky District. The river flows north, enters the Komi Republic, and downstream from the confluence with the Mutnaya turns east. The mouth of the Tsilma is opposite to the selo of Ust-Tsilma, the administrative center of Ust-Tsilemsky District.
The lower course of the Tsilma is populated. There is an unpaved road along the banks of the river downstream from the village of Filippovo. There is also a winter road
(zimnik) upstream the Tsilma valley, which runs to the valley of the Sula
and further to the Mezen
.
The Tsilma is navigable at the 59 kilometres (36.7 mi) stretch of the lower course, downstream from the village of Trusovo.
The Tsilma was a part of the old trading route used by the Novgorod
merchants to get from the basin of the Northern Dvina into the river basin of the Pechora. The merchants were going upstream the Pukshenga
, then moved to the Pokshenga
and went downstream to the Pinega
. From the Pinega, they used the Yezhuga
, the Zyryanskaya Vashka and the Vashka
to get to the Mezen, and subsequently the Pyoza
and the Tsilma to get to the Pechora.
Leshukonsky District
Leshukonsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Leshukonsky Municipal District...
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
and Ust-Tsilemsky District
Ust-Tsilemsky District
Ust-Tsilemsky District is an administrative district , one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ust-Tsilemsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Ust-Tsilma...
of the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
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...
. It is a left and one of the main tributaries
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Pechora River
Pechora River
The Pechora River is a river in northwest Russia which flows north into the Arctic Ocean on the west side of the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It is 1,809 km long and its basin is 322,000 square kilometers...
. It is 374 kilometres (232.4 mi) long, and the area of its basin 21500 square kilometres (8,301.2 sq mi). The main tributaries are the Mutnaya (right), the Kosma (left), the Rudyanka (left), the Nonbur (right), the Myla (right), the Tobysh (left), and the Usa (right).
The river basin of the Tsilma includes the north-western part of Ust-Tsilemsky District (about a half of the district's area), south-western part of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Nenets Autonomous Okrug is a federal subject of Russia .It has an area of 176,700 km2 and population of 42,628 as of the preliminary results of the 2010 Census , 21,296 of whom live in Naryan-Mar, the administrative center.-Geography and ecology:The arctic ecology of this...
, as well as areas in the east of Leshukonsky and Mezensky District
Mezensky District
Mezensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District...
s of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
The source of the Tsilma is in the east of Leshukonsky District. The river flows north, enters the Komi Republic, and downstream from the confluence with the Mutnaya turns east. The mouth of the Tsilma is opposite to the selo of Ust-Tsilma, the administrative center of Ust-Tsilemsky District.
The lower course of the Tsilma is populated. There is an unpaved road along the banks of the river downstream from the village of Filippovo. There is also a winter road
Winter road
Winter roads are temporary highways carved out of snow and ice. They facilitate transportation to and from communities without permanent roads, and are commonly seen in isolated regions in Canada's north....
(zimnik) upstream the Tsilma valley, which runs to the valley of the Sula
Sula River (Mezen)
The Sula is a river in Leshukonsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Mezen River. It is long, and the area of its basin . The major tributaries of the Mezenskaya Pizhma are the Pyshega River and the Omza River .The Sula starts on the Kozminsky Kamen Plateau,...
and further to the Mezen
Mezen River
The Mezen is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
.
The Tsilma is navigable at the 59 kilometres (36.7 mi) stretch of the lower course, downstream from the village of Trusovo.
The Tsilma was a part of the old trading route used by the Novgorod
Novgorod Republic
The Novgorod Republic was a large medieval Russian state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th centuries, centred on the city of Novgorod...
merchants to get from the basin of the Northern Dvina into the river basin of the Pechora. The merchants were going upstream the Pukshenga
Pukshenga River
The Pukshenga is a river in Kholmogorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
, then moved to the Pokshenga
Pokshenga River
The Pokshenga is a river in Vinogradovsky and Pinezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Pinega River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
and went downstream to the Pinega
Pinega River
The Pinega is a river in Verkhnetoyemsky, Pinezhsky, and Kholmogorsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
. From the Pinega, they used the Yezhuga
Yezhuga River
The Yezhuga is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Pinega River. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributary is the Yeyuga...
, the Zyryanskaya Vashka and the Vashka
Vashka River
The Vashka is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left and the biggest tributary of the Mezen River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
to get to the Mezen, and subsequently the Pyoza
Pyoza River
The Pyoza is a river in Mezensky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Mezen River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
and the Tsilma to get to the Pechora.