The Siva (russian: Сива) is a river in
Udmurt Republic
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт � ...
and
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 ...
in
Russia
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, a
:wikt:right bank:right tributary of the
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 ...
.
Siva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
/ref> The river is long, and its drainage basin
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covers .[«Река СИВА»]
Russian State Water Registry It starts in the Chastinsky District, near the village of Pikhtovka. Then it flows through the Bolshesosnovsky District of Perm Krai and the Votkinsky District of Udmurtia. Its mouth is downstream of the dam of Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station
The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station (''Russian: Воткинская ГЭС'') is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power g ...
.
The Siva freezes up in the second half of October and remains icebound until April.
Main tributaries:
*Left: only small insignificant rivers;
*Right: But, Sosnovka, Chyornaya, Lyp, Votka.
References
Siva in Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Rivers of Udmurtia
Rivers of Perm Krai
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