The Tavda River is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into the Tobol River

Tobol River

Tobol is a river in Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia and Kazakhstan, left tributary of the Irtysh. The length of the Tobol River is 1591 km. The area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km². Average discharge at mouth is 805 m³/s. The lower reaches of the river freeze up in late October -...

. It is north of the Tura River

Tura River

Tura River , also known as Dolgaya River ) is a historically important Siberian river which flows eastward from the central Ural Mountains into the Tobol River, a part of the Ob River basin. The main town is Tyumen....

 and south of the Konda River

Konda River

Konda is a river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia. The town of Uray and the Shaimskoye oil field is situated by the Konda....

. It is located 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:...

 and Tyumen Oblast

Tyumen Oblast

Tyumen Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tyumen. The oblast has administrative jurisdiction over two autonomous okrugs—Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Tyumen is the largest city, with over half a million inhabitants...

. It is formed by the confluence of the Lozva

Lozva River

Lozva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Tavda River. The length of the river is 637 km. The area of its basin 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...

 and Sosva River

Sosva River (Sverdlovsk Oblast)

The Sosva is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Tavda River. The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is . The Sosva freezes up in early November and breaks up in April. It is navigable within of its estuary....

s. The length of the Tavda is 719 km. The area of its basin is 88,100 km². The river freezes up in early November and stays icebound until late April. Its main tributary is the 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....

. The Tavda is navigable and is used for timber floating

Timber floating

Timber floating may refer to:*Log driving*Timber rafting...

. The town of Tavda

Tavda

Tavda is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tavda River and functioning as a river port. It serves as the administrative center of Tavdinsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:...

 is located on the shores of the Tavda River.

The Tavda and its main tributaries, the Sosva, Lozva and Pelym all flow southeast and drain the central Urals. They are shaped like the letter 'Щ', but with a longer tail. The Sosva (the westernmost one) flows southeast, turns somewhat northeast near the town of Sosva, picks up to Lozva and gains the name of Tavda. This continues east, picks up the Pelym and flows southeast into the Tobol between Tiumen and Tobolsk

Tobolsk

Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...

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