Lozva River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in Sverdlovsk Oblast

Sverdlovsk Oblast

Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...

 in Russia

Russia

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, a left tributary of the Tavda River

Tavda River

The Tavda River is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into the Tobol River. It is north of the Tura River and south of the Konda River. It is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Tyumen Oblast. It is formed by the confluence of the Lozva and Sosva Rivers. The length of...

. The length of the river is 637 km. The area of its basin

Drainage basin

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 is 17,800 km². The river freezes up in October - early November and stays icebound until late April - early May. Its main tributaries are the Pynovka, Bolshaya Yevva, Popil, and Ivdel Rivers. In 1590 a fort was built at Lozvinsk on the river to guard a route over the Urals which ran from the Vishera River

Vishera River

Vishera is the name of several rivers in Russia:*Vishera River *Vishera River *Vishera River **Bolshaya Vishera River, its tributary**Malaya Vishera River, its tributary...

 to the Lozva. This was made dangerous by a native chief on the nearby Pelym River

Pelym River

Pelym or Bolshoy Pelym is a river in the far north of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Tavda River, and is 707 km long, with a drainage basin of 15 200 km²....

. Lozvinsk and the corresponding route were abandoned after 1597 when a better route was found through Verkhoturye

Verkhoturye

Verkhoturye is a historic town and the administrative center of Verkhotursky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the middle Ural Mountains on the left bank of the Tura River north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 7,815 Verkhoturye is a historic town and the administrative center of...

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