{{short description|River in Russia}} {{About|the river in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia|the river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug|Severnaya Sosva River}} {{Infobox river | name = Sosva<br />{{native name|ru|Сосьва}} | image = Sosva river.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | map = Tobol river 2 layers en.svg | map_size = 200 | map_caption = Tobol river basin | source1_location = Northern Urals | source1_coordinates = {{coord|60|7|43|N|59|7|36|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}} | source1_elevation = | mouth = Tavda | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|59|32|59|N|62|20|4|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|56|m|abbr=on}} | progression = {{RTavda}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Russia | subdivision_type2 = Federal subject | subdivision_name2 = Sverdlovsk Oblast | length = {{convert|635|km|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = {{convert|123.28|m3/s|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|24700|km2|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = Vagran, Turya, Kakva, Lyalya }}

The '''Sosva''' ({{langx|ru|Сосьва}}) is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Tavda in the basin of the Ob. The length of the river is {{convert|635|km|mi}}. The area of its drainage basin is {{convert|24700|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|196892|Река Сосьва (Большая Сосьва)}}</ref>

==Course== The Sosva is formed at the confluence of the Big and Small Sosva in the eastern slopes of the Northern Urals. It flows across the West Siberian Lowlands. Finally it meets the right bank of the Tavda River 719 km from its mouth.

The Sosva freezes up in early November and breaks up in April. It is navigable within {{convert|333|km|mi}} of its estuary.<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article104750.html Сосьва (река)], Great Soviet Encyclopedia</ref>

Its main tributaries are the Vagran, the Turya, the Kakva, and the Lyalya.<ref name=gvr/>

==See also== *List of rivers of Russia

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{commonscat inline}}

Category:Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast

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