Shakva (river)

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Shakva
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthSylva
  coordinates
57°27′18″N 56°56′17″E / 57.4549°N 56.9380°E / 57.4549; 56.9380
Length167 km (104 mi)
Basin size
1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression

Sylva

Chusovaya

Kama

VolgaCaspian Sea

The Shakva (Russian: Шаква) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a right tributary of the Sylva. The river is 167 kilometres (104 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,580 square kilometres (610 mi2).[1][2] Its origin is 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of the village of Soya. It flows through the Beryozovsky and Kungursky districts of the krai and into the Sylva near the town of Kungur. The average depth is 1.0 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft), and the maximum depth is 2.7 metres (8.9 ft). The main tributaries are the Kultym and Bartym rivers (left), and the Sova and Saya rivers (right).

Tributaries

Name Direction Length Coordinates Ref
Kultym (Russian: Култым) Left 43 km (27 mi) 57°43′25″N 57°17′16″E / 57.7236°N 57.2878°E / 57.7236; 57.2878 [3]
Bartym (Russian: Бартым) Left 27 km (17 mi) 57°40′01″N 57°20′24″E / 57.66692°N 57.34002°E / 57.66692; 57.34002 [4]
Sova (Russian: Сова) Right 26 km (16 mi) 57°52′08″N 57°23′10″E / 57.86889°N 57.38614°E / 57.86889; 57.38614 [5]
Saya (Russian: Сая) Right 17 km (11 mi) 57°39′13″N 57°17′43″E / 57.65359°N 57.29537°E / 57.65359; 57.29537 [6]

References