Pechora (river)
| Pechora | |
|---|---|
Pechora catchment area and tributaries | |
| Etymology | The Russian name of the river is a combination of two words in an old local Nenets dialect, "pe" & "chora". Literally it means "forest dweller". |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| State | Khantia-Mansia, Komi Republic, Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Cities | Naryan-Mar, Pechora, Ust-Tsilma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ural Mountains |
| • location | near Nyaksimvol, Khantia-Mansia |
| • coordinates | 62°12′N 59°26′E / 62.200°N 59.433°E |
| • elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Mouth | Arctic Ocean, Pechora Sea / Barents Sea |
• location | Pechorskaya Guba, Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
• coordinates | 68°18′N 54°25′E / 68.300°N 54.417°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,809 km (1,124 mi) |
| Basin size | 322,000 km2 (124,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Barents Sea (near mouth) |
| • average | (Period: 1993–2021)150 km3/a (4,800 m3/s)
(Period: 1984–2018)159 km3/a (5,000 m3/s) (Period: 1971–2000)4,853.8 m3/s (171,410 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Oksino |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2015)4,823 m3/s (170,300 cu ft/s) (Period: 1981–1993)4,533 m3/s (160,100 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 643 m3/s (22,700 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 17,182 m3/s (606,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Pechora River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Unya, Northern Mylva, Velyu, Lemyu, Kozhva, Lyzha, Izhma, Neritsa, Pizhma, Tsilma, Sula |
| • right | Ilych, Podcherye, Shchugor, Usa, Laya, Yorsa, Sozva, Shapkina, Kuya |
The Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра; Nenets: Санэроˮ яха) is the sixth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Northwest Russia and into the Arctic Ocean, it lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.