The Tom ( rus, Томь, p=tomʲ, cjs, Том) is a river in
Russia
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right
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Siberia
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Republic of Khakassia
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Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть — Кузба́сс, translit=Kemerovskaya oblast — Kuzbass, ), also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, label=non ...
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Tomsk Oblast
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It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The Tom flows from the
Abakan Range
Abakan Range (russian: Абаканский хребет) is a mountain range in Southwestern Siberia, located mainly in Khakassia, Russia: It is mostly covered by taiga, up to , followed by mountainous tundra. The range also consists sparse are ...
(a northern continuation of the Altai Mountains) northward through the
Kuznetsk Basin
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. It joins the Ob approximately north of
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a n ...
Novokuznetsk
Novokuznetsk ( rus, Новокузнецк, p=nəvəkʊzˈnʲɛt͡sk; literally: "new smith's", cjs, Аба-тура, ''Aba-tura'') is a city in Kemerovo Oblast (Kuzbass) in south-western Siberia, Russia. It is the second largest city in the obla ...
Yurga
Yurga (russian: Юрга́) is a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River and the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population:
History
It was founded in 1886. Work settlement status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted ...
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Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
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The largest tributaries of the Tom are, from source to mouth:
* Belsu (right)
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Unga
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Iskitim
Iskitim (russian: Искити́м) is a town in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Berd River. Population:
History
In 1717, four villages were documented on the site of the future city: Koinovo, Shipunovo, Chernodyrovo and Vylkovo.
In ...
(left)
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Ushayka
The Ushayka (russian: Уша́йка) is a river in Russia, right tributary of the Tom. Its length is . It has a drainage basin of . Its source is in the Kuznetsk Alatau (a northern continuation of the Altay Mountains), and it flows through the te ...
(right)
Gallery
File:Фото0055.jpg, The Tom during the hot summer of 2012
File:Flood on Tom 2010-04-29.jpg, A record flooding of the Tom, April 29, 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river in November 2009
File:Tom bei Tomsk.jpg, The Tom near
Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. The city is a n ...