Kosa River

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The Kossa ( Коса ) in the catchment area of the Kama

The Kossa (Russian Коса, komi Кöсва ) is a 267 km long right tributary of the Kama in the Russian region of Perm.

The Kossa rises in the Kamahöhen. It flows in the headwaters mostly in an easterly direction, then turns but after North before it opens at Ust- Kossa in the Kama. It has numerous meanders. Between late October and early May, the river is covered with ice. 43 km above the mouth, the average outflow of Kossa at 40 m³ / s It drains an area of ​​10300 km ².

The river name is derived from the Komi - Permjakischen terms Yummy Beef ( "dry" ) and va ( " water").