Tom River
For the river Tom in the Amur basin, see Tom River (Amur Oblast).
For the river Toms in New Jersey, see Toms River.
Coordinates: 54°38′06″N 87°22′53″E / 54.63500001°N 87.3813888989°E
Tom (Томь) | |
River | |
Tom near Novokuznetsk | |
Country | Russia |
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Regions | Kemerovo Oblast, Republic of Khakassia, Tomsk Oblast |
Tributaries | |
- left | Aba River (Russia), Condom River, Mras-Su River, Unga River, Iskitimka River |
- right | Belsu River, Taydon River, Nizhnaya Ters River, Srednaya Ters River, Verchnaya Ters River, Usa River (Kemerovo Oblast), Basandayka River, Ushayka River |
Cities | Seversk, Tomsk, Yurga, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Mezhdurechensk |
Primary source | Levaya Tom River |
Secondary source | Pravaya Tom River |
- location | Abakan range |
Mouth | Ob River |
- location | Ob River, Tomsk Oblast |
Length | 827 km (514 mi) |
Basin | 62,030 km2 (23,950 sq mi) |
Map of the Tom River watershed |
The Tom River (Russian: Томь; IPA: [tomʲ], Shor: Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob River in Central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast.
The river is 827 kilometers (514 mi) long. It flows from the Abakan Range (a northern continuation of the Altai Mountains) northward through the Kuznetsk Basin. It joins the Ob approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Tomsk.
Cities on the Tom River include Mezhdurechensk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Yurga, Tomsk, and Seversk.
The Aba people live near the Tom River.
Gallery
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- Tom River during the hot summer 2012
- A record flooding of the Tom, April 29, 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river in November 2009
- Tom river near Tomsk
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