# Tavda (river)

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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Tavda
  | image             = 
  | image_caption     = 
  | source1           = 
  | mouth             = [Tobol](/source/Tobol)
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|57|47|51|N|67|15|23|E|display=inline,title}}
  | progression       = {{RTobol}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [Russia](/source/Russia)
  | length            = {{convert|719|km|mi|abbr=on}}
  | source1_elevation =
  | discharge1_avg    = 
  | basin_size        = {{convert|88100|km2|abbr=on}}
  | map               = Tobol river 2 layers en.svg
  | map_caption       = The Tavda in the Tobol basin
  | map_size          = 200px
  | tributaries_left  = [Lozva](/source/Lozva), [Pelym](/source/Pelym_(river))
  | tributaries_right = [Sosva](/source/Sosva_(river))
}}

The '''Tavda''' ({{Langx|ru|Тавда}} [Mansi](/source/Mansi_language): Тагт, ''Tagt''<ref>Трубачев О. Н. Русская ономастика и ономастика России: словарь стр. 215.</ref>) is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into the [Tobol](/source/Tobol). It is north of the [Tura](/source/Tura_(river)) and south of the [Konda](/source/Konda_River).  It is located in [Sverdlovsk Oblast](/source/Sverdlovsk_Oblast) and [Tyumen Oblast](/source/Tyumen_Oblast).

It is formed by the confluence of the rivers [Lozva](/source/Lozva) and [Sosva](/source/Sosva_(river)). The Tavda is {{convert|719|km|mi}} long, and its [drainage basin](/source/drainage_basin) covers {{convert|88100|km2|mi2}}.<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|197140|Река Тавда}}</ref> The river freezes up in early November and stays icebound until late April. Its main tributary is the [Pelym](/source/Pelym_(river)). The Tavda is navigable and is used for [timber rafting](/source/timber_rafting). The town of [Tavda](/source/Tavda) is located on the shores of the Tavda, as is [Pelym](/source/Pelym%2C_Garinsky_District%2C_Sverdlovsk_Oblast), the earliest Russian settlement east of the Urals.

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 [Tyumen](/source/Tyumen) and [Tobolsk](/source/Tobolsk).

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Category:Rivers of Tyumen Oblast
Category:Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast

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