The Vilva () is a river in
Perm Krai
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,
Russia
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, a left
tributary
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of the
Usva.
It starts on the west foothills of the
Ural, near the border with
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblastʹ, p=svʲɪrdˈlofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the c ...
. It flows west and southwest, entering the Usva from the larger river's mouth near 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 ...
. The river is long, and its
drainage basin
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covers .
[«Река ВИЛЬВА»]
Russian State Water Registry
Main tributaries
*Left: Vizhay
*Right: North Rassokha, Bolshaya Myasnaya, Korostelevka, Bolshaya Porozhnaya, Tanchikha.
Etymology
The river name is a composite of the
Komi-Permyak words ''vil'' (new) and ''va'' (water).
References
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External links
Vilva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Rivers of Perm Krai