• Source: Vilva (river)
  • The Vilva (Russian: Вильва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Usva. It starts on the west foothills of the Ural, near the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast. It flows west and southwest, entering the Usva 4 kilometres (2 mi) from the larger river's mouth near the town of Chusovoy. The river is 170 kilometres (110 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).


    Main tributaries


    Left: Vizhay
    Right: North Rassokha, Bolshaya Myasnaya, Korostelevka, Bolshaya Porozhnaya, Tanchikha.


    Etymology



    The river name is a composite of the Komi-Permyak words vil (new) and va (water).


    References




    External links


    Vilva in encyclopedia of Perm Krai

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