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The Usva (russian: Усьва) is a river in
Russian State Water Registry The Usva freezes up in November and remains icebound until late April or early May. This is a lowland river for most of its course except upstream, where it has many rocks and rapids. Its banks are steep and rocky, covered with forests. The Usva crosses the Basegi range, which reaches in elevation at ''North Baseg''. There are seven localities on the banks of the river and some abandoned villages. The town of
The most believable explanation of the name is that it is a composite of the Komi-Permyak words ''usyny'' (to fall) and ''va'' (water); then it can be translated as "falling water".
Usva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Perm Krai
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in Russia
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tributary of the Chusovaya (Kama
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basin). The river is long, and its drainage basin
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covers .«Река УСЬВА»Russian State Water Registry The Usva freezes up in November and remains icebound until late April or early May. This is a lowland river for most of its course except upstream, where it has many rocks and rapids. Its banks are steep and rocky, covered with forests. The Usva crosses the Basegi range, which reaches in elevation at ''North Baseg''. There are seven localities on the banks of the river and some abandoned villages. The town of
Chusovoy
Chusovoy (russian: Чусово́й) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, east of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population:
History
It was founded ...
is at the confluence of the Usva and the Chusovaya rivers.
Main tributaries:
*Left: Vilva, Bolshaya Khariusnaya, Malaya Khariusnaya, Porozhnaya;
*Right: Suriya, Berezovka, Persha, Tulumovka.
Etymology
The most believable explanation of the name is that it is a composite of the Komi-Permyak words ''usyny'' (to fall) and ''va'' (water); then it can be translated as "falling water".
References
{{Reflist *Ресурсы поверхностных вод СССР. Гидрологическая изученность. Т. 2: Средний Урал и Приуралье. Вып. 1: Кама / под ред. В. В. Николаенко. Л.: Гидрометеоиздат, 1966. 324 с., С. 79External links
Usva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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Rivers of Perm Krai