Kolva
Physical characteristics
MouthUsa
  coordinates
65°55′30″N 57°19′04″E / 65.92500°N 57.31778°E / 65.92500; 57.31778
Length564 km (350 mi)
Basin size18,100 km2 (7,000 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionUsaPechoraBarents Sea

The Kolva (Russian: Колва) is a river in Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Komi Republic in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Usa of the Pechora basin. The length of the river is 564 km (350 mi). The area of its basin 18,100 km2 (7,000 sq mi).[1] The Kolva freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until mid-May.

References

  1. "Река КОЛВА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).


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