Om (river)
The Om (Russian: Омь) is a river in the south of the Western Siberian plains in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh. It is 1,091 kilometres (678 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 52,600 square kilometres (20,300 sq mi).[1] It rises in the Vasyugan Swamp at the border of Novosibirsk and Tomsk oblasts.[2] The name is probably from the word om "quiet" in the language of the Baraba Tatars.[3] The city of Omsk is situated at the confluence of Om and Irtysh. The main tributaries are the Icha, Kama and Tartas.[2]
| Om | |
|---|---|
 The Om in Kuybyshev | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Irtysh |
• coordinates | 54.9817°N 73.3694°E |
| Length | 1,091 km (678 mi) |
| Basin size | 52,600 km2 (20,300 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
References
- Река ОМЬ in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
- Омь, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 310.
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