Salda (Tagil)
The Salda (Russian: Салда) is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Tagil (in the Ob's drainage basin). The Salda has its sources in the Ural Mountains. It is 122 kilometres (76 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 1,770 square kilometres (680 sq mi).[1] The average discharge is 7.2 cubic metres per second (250 cu ft/s) about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) upstream of its mouth. The Salda freezes over in late October or early November, and stays frozen until the spring thaw in April.
| Salda | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tagil |
• coordinates | 58°13′47″N 61°03′17″E |
| Length | 122 km (76 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,770 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tagil→ Tura→ Tobol→ Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
The towns of Verkhnyaya Salda and Nizhnyaya Salda are by the Salda.
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