Taz (river)

The Taz (Russian: Таз) is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1,401 kilometers (871 mi) and drains a basin estimated at 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 sq mi).[1] Its middle and lower course are located within Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, while its upper course borders with Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Taz
Russian: Таз
View of the river
Mouth location in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Location
CountryYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationWest Siberian Plain
  coordinates62°37′6″N 84°09′51″E
  elevation139 m (456 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Taz Estuary
  coordinates
67.5794°N 78.1595°E / 67.5794; 78.1595
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length1,401 km (871 mi)
Basin size150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1,450 m3/s (51,000 cu ft/s)

The now ruined city of Mangazeya was located by the Taz.

Course

The Taz begins near Lake Dynda, West Siberian Plain. It flows roughly northwestwards across largely uninhabited areas. Its mouth is in the Taz Estuary, a roughly 250-kilometer (160 mi) long estuary that begins in the area of the settlement of Tazovsky and ends in the Gulf of Ob. A portage connects the Taz with the Turukhan and the Yenisey.[2]

Its major tributaries include the Bolshaya Shirta and Khudosey from the right and the Tolka and Chaselka from the left.[2]

Drainage basin of the Taz River. It flows into the Taz Estuary which is the large eastern arm of the Gulf of Ob.
Location of the Taz estuary within Siberia.

See also

References

  1. Russian State Water Register - Taz River
  2. Таз // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969
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