Kakva

The Kakva (Каква) is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Sosva (in the Ob's drainage basin). The river starts by the base of the Kavkinsky Stone on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains and flows eastwards to its confluence with the Sosva. It is 170 kilometres (110 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,970 square kilometres (760 sq mi).[1]

Kakva
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSverdlovsk Oblast
Physical characteristics
MouthSosva
  coordinates
59.5953°N 60.7717°E / 59.5953; 60.7717
Length170 km (110 mi)
Basin size1,970 km2 (760 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSosvaTavdaTobolIrtyshObKara Sea

Along the river lies the town of Serov and the Kiselyovskoye Reservoir, upon which the small Kiselyovskaya Hydroelectric Plant is located. The reservoir was rebuilt after a catastrophic dam break in 1993, which caused major damage in Serov town.

Kakva translates as "pure water"

See also

References

  1. Река Каква in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)


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