Tobol
Tobol is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 54.63°, 64.88°
About Tobol
The Tobol (Russian: Тобол; Siberian Tatar: Тубыл) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is 1,591 km (989 mi), and the area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km2 (164,000 sq mi).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Tobol (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tobol in Depth
History
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the Siberia Khanate. In 1428 the khan was killed in a battle with the forces of Abu'l-Khayr Khan at the Battle of Tobol.
In the 16th century, the Tobol was the eastern terminus of the portage route leading westward to the rivers Vishera and Kama.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Tobol (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tobol: Key Facts
| Length | 1,591 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 805 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 426,000 km² |
| Source | Turgay Plateau |
| Mouth | Irtysh |
| Drainage system | Tobol basin |
| Tributaries | Tavda, Tura, Iset, Uy, Ubagan River, Sredny Utyak, Uk, Yemurtla |
Facts from Wikidata Q124653 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Tobol: Quick Answers
- Where is Tobol?
- Tobol is located in Russia and Kazakhstan, at 54.6329° N, 64.8822° E.
- Are there dams on the Tobol?
- No dam on the Tobol is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.