The Usva () is a river in
Perm Krai
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in
Russia
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, a
right
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tributary of the
Chusovaya
The Chusovaya () is a river flowing in Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk Oblast and Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia. A tributary of the Kama, which in turn is a tributary of the Volga, discharges into the Chusovskoy Cove of the Kamsky Reservoir. The river is r ...
(
Kama
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basin). The river is long, and its
drainage basin
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covers .
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Russian State Water Registry
The Usva freezes up in the month of 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
Basegi () is a mountain range in Middle Ural (region), Ural. Located in the eastern portion of Perm Krai, on the border between Gremyachinsk and Gornozavodsky District, Gornozavodsky districts, it stretches Zonal and meridional flow, meridionally. ...
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 (; : ) 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 in 1878 during the c ...
is at the confluence of the Usva and the
Chusovaya
The Chusovaya () is a river flowing in Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk Oblast and Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia. A tributary of the Kama, which in turn is a tributary of the Volga, discharges into the Chusovskoy Cove of the Kamsky Reservoir. The river is r ...
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
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*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. 79
External links
Usva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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Rivers of Perm Krai