Vym
Vym 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
- 63.28°, 51.37°
About Vym
The Vym (Russian: Вымь; Komi: Емва, romanized: Emva) is a river in the Komi Republic, Russia. It is a tributary of the Vychegda in the basin of the Northern Dvina. It is 499 kilometres (310 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 25,600 square kilometres (9,900 mi2). Its average discharge is 196 cubic metres per second (6,900 cu ft/s).
The Vym has its sources in the southern foothills of the Timan Ridge. It runs towards the south, through a flat taiga landscape of coniferous forests and bogs. In the upper reaches of the river there are stretches of rapids. It joins the Vychegda at the settlement of Ust-Vym. The river is used for floating of timber and wood products, and it is navigable on its lower reaches.
Its main tributaries are, from the right: Vorykva, Edva, Pozheg and Chub, and from the left: Koin and Veslyana.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Vym (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Vym: Key Facts
| Length | 499 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 260 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 25,600 km² |
| Source | Timan Ridge |
| Mouth | Vychegda |
| Tributaries | Veslyana, Vorykva, Yolva, Chub, Erych, Vochpomyu, Yoldor, Pokyu |
Facts from Wikidata Q1065265 (CC0).
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Surrounding Terrain
Vym: Quick Answers
- Where is Vym?
- Vym is located in Russia, at 63.2810° N, 51.3677° E.
- Are there dams on the Vym?
- No dam on the Vym is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.