The Chanva (Russian: Чаньва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Yayva.[1] It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) long. The area of its drainage basin is 733 square kilometres (283 sq mi).[2] It begins at the confluence of rivers Tsenva and Rassokha, on the north slope of mountain range Bely Spoy. It is a mountain river with significant changes of elevation between source and mouth. It flows in a deep rocky valley. The mouth is downstream of the settlement Verh-Yayva. The most important of its tributaries, all small, are:
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Chanva | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Middle Ural |
Mouth | Yayva |
• coordinates | 59.449°N 57.5563°E / 59.449; 57.5563 |
Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Basin size | 733 km2 (283 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Yayva→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
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