Sylva River

The Sylva in the Urals

Position of Sylva ( Сылва ) in the catchment area of the Kama

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The Sylva (Russian Сылва ) is a 493 km long left tributary of the Chusovaya in the European part of Russia.

River

The Sylva rises on the western slope of the central Urals, in the southwest of Sverdlovsk Oblast, approximately 100 km north- west of the capital Yekaterinburg. First, it flows to the northwest through the wooded mountains. When you place Sylva it is dammed to form a small lake.

The Sylva flows in narrow curves further to the northwest, before she abruptly pivoted around to the south at Roscha. When Mary damage the Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the river, which now flows again in predominantly western directions. Shortly after, he reached the border of the Perm region in Molebka and swung again towards the south.

In Beryozovka river of the same Beryozovka opens a. A little later, after the confluence of Tissa, the Sylva again changes its flow direction to the north- west and north. The previously dominated by forest landscape is now used more for farming.

Once within a few kilometers of the tributaries Lek, Barda and Tas are turned ends, reaches the Sylva Ust- Kischert. Here she meets again on the route of the Trans -Siberian Railway, which follows the course of the river to the west and northwest.

A little later the Sylva flows through Kungur. In the city it takes to Schakwa and Irish, a little below the town flows the Babka one. While the Sylva now again turns to the north, followed by the Transsib the Babka to the west and northwest. Shortly afterwards, the lower reaches of the Sylva is overprinted by the backwater of the Kamastausees. In Ljady the now flooded mouth of Sylva is located in the Chusovaya.

Use

The Sylva is navigable on their lower 74 km, the most important port is Kungur. The mainly fed by meltwater river is frozen from late October / early November until the second half of April. The spring floods from late April to June account for approximately 56 % of the annual runoff.

The Sylva is a very popular destination due to the scenic surroundings. Especially at the lower reaches it flows through a karst rocky landscape, which is very popular with boat hikers, climbers and hikers.

Underground Lake in the Kungur Ice Cave

Yermak Kamen, the Yermak Rock

A much- visited destination is the Kungur ice cave ( Кунгурская пещера ), one of the most famous show caves in Russia. Also at Kungur the nature reserve is Preduralje ( Заказник Предуралье ). Is the Yermak Rock ( Ермак - Камень ), which is the scene of a climbing competition every year in him.

Etymology

The name of the river is melting of the komi permjakischen words syl for thaw / and derived wa for water.