The Siva () is a river in

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and

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, a right-bank tributary of the

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.Siva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
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Russian State Water Registry It starts in the Chastinsky District, near the village of Pikhtovka. Then it flows through the

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of Perm Krai and the

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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 gen ...

. 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 {{PermKrai-river-stub