Tulva River (Russia)
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Tulva is a river in Perm Krai
, Russia
. It is a left tributary
of the Kama River
, and is 118 km long, with a drainage basin
of 3,530 km².
The river begins in the highlands in the far south of Perm Krai, and then flows north to its mouth in a bay of the Votkinsk Reservoir
of the Kama, 10 km southeast of the town of Osa
. Its main tributary is the Barda.
Perm Krai
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, 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 tributary
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 Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
, and is 118 km long, with a drainage 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...
of 3,530 km².
The river begins in the highlands in the far south of Perm Krai, and then flows north to its mouth in a bay of the Votkinsk Reservoir
Votkinsk Reservoir
The Votkinsk Reservoir , is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station on the Kama River in Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. The reservoir filling took place in 1962-1964. The Votkinsk Reservoir has a surface area of 1,120 km² and a water volume of 9,4 cubic km. Its...
of the Kama, 10 km southeast of the town of Osa
Osa, Perm Krai
-History:It was founded in 1591 as the sloboda of Novonikolskaya and later became a fortress. In a 1623 document, the settlement is referred to as the sloboda of Osinskaya Nikolskaya , in 1678—as the sloboda of Osinskaya , in 1732—as the village of Osa. It was granted town status in 1739...
. Its main tributary is the Barda.