The Turya (russian: Турья́) is a river in
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...
,
Russia. It is a right
tributary of the
Sosva. It is long, with a
drainage basin of .
The river has its sources in the boggy regions east of the central
Ural Mountains. It flows eastwards through a relatively open and somewhat boggy landscape, and flows into the Sosva some east of Krasnoturyinsk. The river is wide. It freezes over in late October, and stays frozen until late April or early May. Along the Turya lie the towns of
Krasnoturyinsk
Krasnoturyinsk (russian: Краснотурьи́нск) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River ( Ob's basin), north of Yekaterinburg. Population:
History
It was one of the copper mining settlements established i ...
and
Karpinsk.
In 1943 a dam was built across the river at Krasnoturyinsk. The resulting Bogoslovskoye Reservoir is deep, about wide and long, and stretches to the neighbouring town of Karpinsk. Later, more dams were built upstream.
The river is polluted as a result of nearby industries, like the Bogoslovsky Aluminium Plant, a chicken factory, and a power plant, in addition to runoff from the towns of Krasnoturyinsk and Karpinsk.
References
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External links
A study of pollution i Turya River(Russian)
Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast