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Vishera River (Perm Krai)

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Main source
  
North Ural

Length
  
415 km

Mouth
  
Kamadeva

River mouth
  
Kama River

River system
  
Kama River

Basin area
  
31,200 km²

Country
  
Russia

Vishera River (Perm Krai) httpsiytimgcomvio5Gdpj0jNcImaxresdefaultjpg

Basin size
  
31,200 km (12,000 sq mi)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 457 m/s (16,100 cu ft/s)

The Vishera River (Вишера) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left bank tributary of the Kama River. It is 415 kilometres (258 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 31,200 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi). The Vishera River freezes in late October or early November and stays under the ice until the end of April. There are diamond deposits in the basin of the Vishera River.

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Map of Vishera River, Permskiy Kray, Russia

The Vishera used to be part of the Cherdyn Road and is still considered one of the most picturesque rivers of the Urals. It starts on the extreme northeast of Perm Krai, near the border with the Komi Republic and Sverdlovsk Oblast. It flows on the west foothills of Ural Mountains and is a mountain river for most of its length. There are many rapids and shoals in the channel and many rocks along its banks.

The Vishera Nature Reserve is along the upper reaches of the river.

Main tributaries:

  • Left: Niols, Moyva, Vels, Uls, Akchim, Yazva, Vizhaikha;
  • Right: Lypiya, Yelva, Bolshaya Vaya, Pisanka, Govorukha, Kolva.
  • Etymology

    Komi people call the river Viser but they have no idea what it means. Experts in the Komi language noticed that this element is also in names of other rivers in Ural. A. K. Matveyev supposes that Vishera can mean Northern River or Midnight River (in Sami languages).

    References

    Vishera River (Perm Krai) Wikipedia