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Shakva (river)

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River in Russia
Shakva
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthSylva
 • coordinates57°27′18″N 56°56′17″E / 57.4549°N 56.9380°E / 57.4549; 56.9380
Length167 km (104 mi)
Basin size1,580 km (610 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSylvaChusovayaKamaVolgaCaspian 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 sq mi). 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).

References

  1. Encyclopedia of Perm Krai (in Russian)


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