Vychegda
Vychegda 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
- 61.79°, 50.87°
About Vychegda
The Vychegda (Russian: Вычегда; Komi: Эжва, romanized: Ežva) is a river in the European part of Russia, a tributary of the Northern Dvina. Its length is about 1,100 kilometres (680 mi). Its source is approximately 310 kilometres (190 mi) west of the northern Ural Mountains. It flows roughly in a western direction, through the Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The largest city along the Vychegda is Syktyvkar, the capital of the Komi Republic. The Viled, the Yarenga, and the Vym are among its main tributaries. The Vychegda flows into the Northern Dvina in Kotlas (Arkhangelsk Oblast).
The river basin of the Vychegda comprises vast areas in Arkhangelsk Oblast and in the Komi Republic, as well as less extended areas in Kirov Oblast and Perm Krai.
About 800 kilometres (500 mi) of the Vychegda is navigable. In 1822 the Vychegda was connected to the river Kama, a tributary of the river Volga, by the Northern Catherine Canal, which, however, has been disused since 1838. In summer, there is regular passenger navigation connecting Kotlas and Soyga (located approximately halfway between Solvychegodsk and Yarensk).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Vychegda (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Vychegda in Depth
History
The area was originally populated by Finno-Ugric peoples, and was home to Vychegda Perm, which was later colonized by the Novgorod Republic. Novgorod established two trade routes to the Ob River, both starting from the town of Ustyug. The first route went along the Sukhona and Vychegda, then along the Usa to the lower reaches of the Ob.
Solvychegodsk was founded in the 14th century, Yarensk has been known since 1374. The area was attractive primarily because of the fur trade. From the Northern Dvina, the merchants went to the Vychegda, and further they could get directly to the river basin of the Pechora either via the Cherya and the Izhma, or via the Mylva.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Vychegda (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Vychegda: Key Facts
| Length | 1,130 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 1,160 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 121,000 km² |
| Source | Timan Ridge |
| Mouth | Northern Dvina |
| Tributaries | Nem, North Keltma, Lokchim, Sysola, Verkhnyaya Lupya, Viled, Vol, Vishera |
Facts from Wikidata Q65383 (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
Vychegda: Quick Answers
- Where is Vychegda?
- Vychegda is located in Russia, at 61.7869° N, 50.8676° E.
- Are there dams on the Vychegda?
- No dam on the Vychegda is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.