The Inva (
Russian: Иньва) is a river in
Perm Krai
Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 re ...
,
Russia
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, a right tributary of the river
Kama
''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, se ...
.
[Inva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai]
/ref> It begins in the Upper Kama Upland
Upper Kama Upland (russian: Верхнекамская возвышенность) is an elevation in the headwaters of Kama and Cheptsa rivers, located on the area of Udmurt Republic, Perm Krai and Kirov Oblast, Russia.
On the east slopes start ...
near the border of Kirov oblast then flows through Komi-Permyak Okrug and into Kama Reservoir
The Kama Reservoir, also known as the Perm Reservoir (russian: Камское водохранилище, Пермское водохранилище), is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Kama Hydroelectric Station near Perm (constructed i ...
, forming Invensky Bay. The main tributaries are Velva and Kuva (left), Yusva (right).
The river is long with a drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
of .[«Река ИНЬВА»]
Russian State Water Registry It is frozen from early November to late April.
The town of Kudymkar is along the Inva River.
Etymology
The name of the river is formed from the Komi-Permyak words “инь” (woman) and “ва” (water), which can be translated as “female water”.
References
External links
Inva in Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Rivers of Perm Krai
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