Taz (river)
River located in western Siberia
title: "Taz (river)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["taz-basin", "rivers-of-krasnoyarsk-krai", "rivers-of-yamalo-nenets-autonomous-okrug"] description: "River located in western Siberia" topic_path: "general/taz-basin" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taz_(river)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary River located in western Siberia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Taz |
| other_name | Таз |
| image | Taz River.jpg |
| pushpin_map | Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| pushpin_map_caption | Mouth location in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| source1_location | Siberian Uvaly |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 139 m |
| mouth_location | Taz Estuary |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| mouth_elevation | 0 m |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| length | 1401 km |
| discharge1_avg | 1450 m3/s |
| basin_size | 150000 km2 |
| :: |
| name = Taz | other_name = Таз | image = Taz River.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | source1_location = Siberian Uvaly | source1_coordinates = | source1_elevation = 139 m | mouth_location = Taz Estuary | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = 0 m | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | length = 1401 km | discharge1_avg = 1450 m3/s | basin_size = 150000 km2
The Taz () is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1401 km and drains a basin estimated at 150000 km2. Its middle and lower course are located within Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, while its upper course borders with Krasnoyarsk Krai.
The now ruined city of Mangazeya was located by the Taz.
Course
The Taz begins near Lake Dynda, Siberian Uvaly, a hilly area of the West Siberian Plain. It flows roughly northwestwards across largely uninhabited areas. Its mouth is in the Taz Estuary, a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of the settlement of Tazovsky and ends in the Gulf of Ob. A portage connects the Taz with the Turukhan and the Yenisey. There are numerous lakes in its basin, such as the Chyortovo.
Its major tributaries include the Bolshaya Shirta and Khudosey from the right and the Tolka and Chaselka from the left.
::data[format=table] | [[File:Taz River basin map.svg|thumb|Drainage basin of the Taz River. It flows into the [[Taz Estuary]] which is the large eastern arm of the [[Gulf of Ob]].]] | [[File:Kara sea 3TE.PNG|thumb|Location of the Taz estuary within Siberia.]] | |---|---| ::
References
References
- [http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=203256 Russian State Water Register - Taz River]
- ''Таз'' // [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]], in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. [[A.M. Prokhorov]]. - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969
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