The Kemerovo Region, whose unofficial name is Kuzbass, is part of the Siberian Federal District. This is the most densely populated region of the Asian part of Russia.
The hydrographic network of the region belongs to the basin of the upper Ob and is represented by a considerable number of rivers of various sizes, lakes, swamps and reservoirs.
The article provides a brief overview of the rivers of the Kemerovo region, which are truly picturesque water sources.
The geographical position of the region
To a greater extent, the territory of Kuzbass extends throughout the Altai-Sayan ecological region.
The region is located on the West Siberian Plain (southeast) and in the northern spurs of Altai. In the north, there is a border with the Tomsk region, in the south-west and south it borders on the Altai Territory, in the east - with the Krasnoyarsk Territory and in the west - with the Novosibirsk Region. The western and northeastern part of the region (about half) lies on the plain, the western part is represented by the intermountain depression - the Kuznetsk depression, and the northern and northeastern parts extend on the plain, which represents the Mariinsky Achinsky forest-steppe.
Hydrography
In total, there are 32109 rivers in the Kemerovo region with a total length of more than 76 thousand km. Lakes and river elders in Kuzbass - 850 with a total water surface area of about 101 square meters. km They are divided by origin into 3 types: continental, floodplain, mountain.
The reservoirs (lakes) formed as a result of the development of coal and other minerals are also characteristic of the Kemerovo region. These lakes are characterized by a considerable depth (up to 120 meters) and, accordingly, large volumes of water with a relatively small area.
Marshes occupy an area equal to 908 square meters. km The largest are Novoivanovskoye, Antibeskoye, Shestakovskoye and Ust-Tyazhinskoye. The swampy areas of the Kuznetsk Alatau abounding in the nest have become an obstacle to the resettlement of people in these places.
More about rivers
Almost all the rivers of the Kemerovo region, which are picturesque water sources, belong to the Ob river basin. Most of the Kuznetsk Basin is occupied by the rivers: Tom, Kondoma, Teres, Usa, Mras-Su and Chumysh.
- The main waterway of the region is Tom, which has a source on the main ridge of the Kuznetsk Alatau (more detailed information about the river is given later in the article).
- Kondoma is the left tributary of Tomi, which is quite meandering (the Shor word for “condom” means “meandering”).
- When they say Terets, they mean several rivers flowing into Tom. There are lower Ters, middle and upper Ters. All of them are right tributaries of the river. Tom.
- Usa is a right tributary of the Tom River (length - 651 km).
- Mras-Su is the left tortuous and rapids tributary of Tom.
- Chumysh, with a length of about 644 kilometers, flows into the Ob River near Barnaul (about 88 km).
The list of rivers of the Kemerovo region (with a length) of greatest importance for the region:
- Tom (827 km);
- Inya (663 km);
- Kia (over 500 km);
- Yaya (380 km);
- Mrassou (338 km);
- Chumysh (644 km);
- Condom (392 km);
- Sary-Chumysh (98 km);
- Ur (102 km).
Tom River
The Kemerovo region is rich in rivers, among which the full-flowing Tom is the largest suitable for rafting and mole rafting of the forest. Of 827 kilometers across the territory of the Kemerovo region, it carries its own water for 596 kilometers.
The main tributaries are typically mountain rivers: Mrassu, Usa, Kondoma, Taydon, all Tersi and other smaller ones. All of them, like Tom, flow down from the mountains of the Kuznetsk Alatau, where they make their way through hard rocks. The channels of these rivers are compressed into gorges, and therefore the flow rate is quite fast. Fluffy and stormy streams sometimes create waterfalls. Upon reaching soft soils (in the lower reaches), they form wide valleys and become calmer and looping. Food at the rivers is mixed, but snow prevails. These places are characterized by spring flood (during snow melt in the mountains).
In the upper reaches the river valley is narrow, the banks are high and steep. It extends below the confluence of two rivers: Mrassu and Usa. Although the mountain tributaries are small, they are quite high-water and have numerous rapids, in the area of which tourists make rafting in the season. Tom flows into the Ob, being its right tributary.
Cue
Another of the largest in the Kemerovo region is the Kiya River. This is the largest left tributary of the Chulym, also originating on one of the slopes of the Kuznetsk Alatau (eastern). Within the ridge, Kiya flows through a deep gorge, where there are multiple rifts. The banks of the river are very beautiful, rocky. It is in these places that Kiya is considered one of the most beautiful rivers in Siberia.
The largest tributaries are Kundat, Kozhuh, Talanova, Kiya-Shaltyr, etc. It flows into Chulym on the territory of the Tomsk Region.
