The territory of the Russian Federation is rich in water resources. Volga, Yenisei, Lena, Irtysh, Ob - how many magnificent rivers are in our country. Pechora flows through the northern outskirts of the Ural Mountains, one of the most full-flowing rivers in the North of Russia.
The article will discuss where the source and mouth of the Pechora River are located. Its length is about 1800 km, the pool has an area of more than 320 thousand square kilometers. The river is divided into four sections: from the source to the Ilych River - the upper, between Ilych and Usoy - the middle, from Usa to the village of Oksino - the lower, wellhead section.
The source of Pechora
Many are interested in where the source and mouth of the Pechora River are. A river is born in the Northern Urals, in its western mountains from the southeast side of the Komi Republic. This is a hidden place in one of the largest biosphere reserves of Russia - Pechoro-Ilych, near the plate of Manpupuner - a great miracle of nature. The mountain with which it originates is called Pecher-Ya-Taglyah-Syakhl - this is how the phrase "River that gave rise to Pechora" sounds in the Mansi language. Here, where the source of the Pechora River is located, the water artery is a small brook tending down a mountain covered with lichen and moss. Below, the stream becomes a real mountain river with a strong current and large rapids.
Between Pechora and the river Big Shezhim (its right tributary) there is mainly a karst relief, there are many grottoes, dips and caves (it is believed that the name of the river comes from the ancient Russian "cave"). When merging with the Unya Pechora River, it loses its mountainous character. From the village of Yaksha, it begins to flow along the Pechora lowland calmly between steep banks. At the confluence with the Usa River, a delta about 2 km wide is formed, from here wide floodplain meadows begin.
Pechora Estuary
About 1.5 kilometers to the mouth of Pechora, it is bifurcated into the Great Pechora and Small Pechora. In the Naryan-Mar region (the administrative center of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug), the river forms a delta 45 km wide and goes into the Pechora Bay - the beginning of the Barents Sea - this is the mouth of the Pechora. The confluence of Pechora in the Barents Sea is so wide that it is called the Pechora Sea. At its core, it is part of the Barents Sea, southeast. Pechora abundantly feeds the Barents Sea with fresh water (approximately 130 cubic km).
From June to October, when Pechora is free of ice, the mouth of the river serves as a shipping route for industrial and shipping ships. Fisheries are available not only where the source and mouth of the Pechora River are located, but also throughout the river basin.
