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. It is the longest tributary of the Chaya, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The basin of the river is located in the Chainsky, Bakcharsky and Kolyvansky districts. There are a number of rural settlements near its banks, such as Plotnikovo, Borodinsk, Kopanoye Ozero, Vostochnoye and Ermilovka. A stretch of its lower course is navigable.

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Course

The Iksa has its sources in the Vasyugan Plain, part of the

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. It flows in an eastern direction in its upper reaches and then in a roughly northern direction all along its middle and lower course. Finally it meets the right bank of the Chaya near Podgornoye, from its mouth in the Ob.Икса
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Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Iksa are the long Elanka (Еланка) and the long Antik (Антик) on the right, as well as the long Rybnaya (Рыбная) on the left. There are numerous small lakes and swamps in its basin, especially to the west of its middle course. The river is fed by snow and rain. It is frozen between October and April.

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