Kosva
title: "Kosva" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-perm-krai", "rivers-of-sverdlovsk-oblast"] topic_path: "general/rivers-of-perm-krai" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosva" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kosva |
| map | Kama basin.png |
| map_size | 200 |
| map_caption | Scheme of the Kama River Basin. |
| source1_location | North Ural |
| mouth | Kama Reservoir |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Russia |
| progression | Kama Reservoir→ |
| length | 283 km |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| discharge1_avg | 90 m3/s |
| basin_size | 6,300 km2 |
| :: |
| name = Kosva | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | map = Kama basin.png | map_size = 200 | map_alt = | map_caption = Scheme of the Kama River Basin. | source1_location = North Ural | mouth = Kama Reservoir | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Russia | progression = Kama Reservoir→ | length = 283 km | source1_elevation = | mouth_coordinates = | discharge1_avg = 90 m3/s | basin_size = 6,300 km2 | river_system = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = The Kosva () is a river in Perm Krai and Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Kama. It is 283 km long, with a drainage basin of 6300 km2.
The river starts in the western portion of Sverdlovsk Oblast at the confluence of the Bolshaya Kosva (Large Kosva), flowing from the Pravdinsky Rock, and the Malaya Kosva (Small Kosva), flowing from the southern slope of the Kosvinsky Rock. It flows towards the west, and ends up in a bay of the Kama Reservoir. The Kosva is a mountain river with many waterfalls and rapids, among them the 6 km long Tulymsky Falls. In the middle parts of the river lies the Shirokovskaya hydroelectric power plant with Shirokovskoe Reservoir. The town of Gubakha is situated by the Kosva.
Main tributaries:
- Left: Kyrya;
- Right: Tylay, Typyl, Nyar, Nyur, Pozhva
References
References
- [http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=180596 «Река КОСЬВА»], Russian State Water Registry
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