Iset (river)
The Iset (Russian: Исеть) in Western Siberia (Russia) flows from the Urals through the Sverdlovsk, Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts into the Tobol. The city of Yekaterinburg stands on the upper reaches of the river.[1]
| Iset | |
|---|---|
 The Iset in Yekaterinburg | |
 Iset in the Tobol watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Iset |
| Mouth | Tobol |
• coordinates | 56°35′55″N 66°17′22″E |
| Length | 606 km (377 mi) |
| Basin size | 58,900 km2 (22,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 73.08 m3/s (2,581 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tobol→ Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Techa, Miass |
The Iset is 606 kilometres (377 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 58,900 square kilometres (22,700 sq mi).[1][2][3]
References
- I. M. Khokhutkin; et al. (2008). "1. Biodiversity and Ecology of Hydrobionts...". In Raymund I. Veritas (ed.). Biodiversity Research Developments. New York: Nova Science. p. 4. ISBN 9781604562538.
- Река Исеть in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
- Olaf M. Johannessen, Vladimir A. Volkov; et al. (2010). "Sources of anthropogenic pollution...". Radioactivity and Pollution in the Nordic Seas and Arctic: Observations . Springer. p. 27. ISBN 9783540498568.
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