Northern Keltma

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Northern Keltma
Се́верная Ке́льтма (Severnaya Keltma)
Data
Water code RU03020200112103000015173
location Komi Republic ( Russia )
River system Northern Dvina
Drain over Wytschegda  → Northern Dvina  → White Sea
source on the northern Russian ridge in the south of the Komi Republic
61 ° 4 ′ 7 ″  N , 55 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  E
muzzle Wytschegda coordinates: 61 ° 28 ′ 40 "  N , 53 ° 58 ′ 44"  E 61 ° 28 ′ 40 "  N , 53 ° 58 ′ 44"  E

length 155 km
Catchment area 7960 km²
Left tributaries Okos , Wotsch , Wol , Prupt
Right tributaries Jel
Location of the Northern Keltma in the extreme southeast of the catchment area of ​​the Northern Dvina

Location of the Northern Keltma in the extreme southeast of the catchment area of ​​the Northern Dvina

The Northern Keltma ( Russian Се́верная Ке́льтма (Severnaya Keltma)) is a left tributary of the Wytschegda in the Komi Republic in northwestern Russia .

The Northern Keltma has its origin on the northern Russian ridge in the extreme south of the Komi Republic near the border with the Perm region . The river flows to the northwest and flows into the Wytschegda after 155 km at the Kerchomja settlement. The river flows through a swampy landscape.

The river drains an area of ​​7960 km². The most important tributaries are Okos , Wotsch , Wol , Prupt from the left and Jel from the right. The Northern Keltma freezes in early November and remains ice-covered until early May.

A waterway to the southern Keltma and the river system of the Volga used to exist via the Katharinenkanal (built 1785–1822, only 16 years in operation) .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Article Northern Keltma in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D100516~2a%3D~2b%3DN%C3%B6rdliche%20Keltma
  2. a b Northern Keltma in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)