Pizhma (Vyatka)
| Pizhma | |
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| Native name | Пижма (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Vyatka |
• coordinates | 57°36′44″N 48°57′46″E / 57.61222°N 48.96278°E |
| Length | 305 km (190 mi) |
| Basin size | 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vyatka→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Pizhma (Russian: Пижма) is a river in Nizhny Novgorod and Kirov Oblasts in Russia, a tributary of the Vyatka. The length of the river is 305 km, the area of its basin is 15,000 km².[1] The Pizhma freezes up in mid-November and stays icebound until the second half of April. The Pizhma is navigable within 144 km of its estuary. The Nemda is a right tributary of the Pizhma.
References
[edit]- ^ «Река Пижма», Russian State Water Registry
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