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In 1723, a copper-smelting works was founded at the village of Yagoshikha.In 1781 the settlement of Yagoshikha became the town of Perm.Perm's position on the navigable Kama River, leading to the Volga, and on the Siberian Route across the Ural Mountains, helped it become an important trade and manufacturing centre.
Notable rivers of Russia in Europe are the Volga (which is the longest river in Europe), Pechora, Don, Kama, Oka and the Northern Dvina, while several other rivers originate in Russia but flow into other countries, such as the Dnieper (flowing through Russia, then Belarus and Ukraine and into the Black Sea) and the Western Dvina (flowing ...
The Usva (Russian: Усьва) is a river in Perm Krai in Russia, a right tributary of the Chusovaya (Kama basin). The river is 266 kilometres (165 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 6,170 square kilometres (2,380 sq mi). [1] The Usva freezes up in the month of November and remains icebound until late April or early May.
The Chusovaya (Russian: Чусова́я) is a river flowing in Perm Krai, Sverdlovsk Oblast and Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia. A tributary of the Kama, which in turn is a tributary of the Volga, discharges into the Chusovskoy Cove of the Kamsky Reservoir.
Yegoshikha on the 1898 map of Perm The bank of Yegoshikha The slope of Yegoshikha Ravine. The Yegoshikha (Russian: Егоши́ха, IPA: [jɪɡəˈʂɨxə]), formerly Yagoshikha (Russian: Ягоши́ха), is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, being the left tributary of the Kama. In spite of its relatively small size it is famous for its ...
The Vishera (Russian: Вишера) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left bank tributary of the Kama. It is 415 kilometres (258 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 31,200 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi). [1] [2] The Vishera freezes in late October or early November and stays under the ice until the end of April.
The Kolva (Russian: Колва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, right tributary of the Vishera of the Kama basin. [1] The river is 460 kilometres (290 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 13,500 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi). [2]
The Sylva (Russian: Сылва) is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is 493 kilometres (306 mi) in length. [1] The area of the basin is 19,700 square kilometres (7,600 sq mi). [2] The Sylva flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April.