Vishera River (Komi Republic)

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Position of Wischera in the catchment area of the Northern Dvina

The Visher (Russian Вишера, Вышера ( Wyschera ) ) is a 247 km long right tributary of the Vychegda in the Republic of Komi in northwestern Russia.

It rises west of the Sindorskowo Lake. From there it flows in a predominantly southerly direction, then in an easterly direction. After the mouth of the largest tributary, the Niwschera, the Wischera turns south again and finally flows from the north into the Vychegda.

The Wischera is ice-covered from November to late April. A large part of the annual runoff resulting from snowmelt in late spring. The average discharge at the level Lun, 57 km upstream of the mouth is 79 m³ / s The catchment area of ​​8780 km ² comprises Wischera.