Cakva is a mountain-taiga river in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia, a right-hand tributary of the Sosva river. The length is 170 [2] km. The catchment area is 1970 [2] km².
| Kakva | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 170 km |
| Pool | 1970 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | eastern slope of the Northern Urals |
| • Height | 658 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Sosva |
| • Height | 71 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Sosva → Tavda → Tobol → Irtysh → Ob → Kara Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Sverdlovsk region |
| Areas | City district Karpinsk , City district Krasnoturinsk , Serov city district |
| HWR Code | |
 - source  - mouth | |
The source is in the south of the forest lintel connecting the town of Olvinsky Kamen (1041.6 m) and the Kakvinsky ridge (892.0 m). Current speed up to 0.8 m / s. The mouth is 71.3 m. On the banks there are picturesque rock outcrops, the Darkness caves , the Falcon Residence . In the lower reaches it winds heavily. The town of Serov is located 15 km from the mouth, and the village of Kakvinsky Pechi is 105 km away. The Kiselevskoe reservoir , on which the Kiselevskaya small hydroelectric power station is located, was built on the river. The reservoir is being restored after the devastating flood of 1993, which caused great damage to the city of Serov. There are taimen , grayling , pike , perch , ide , chebak , burbot , crucian carp , tench and ruff .
The etymology of the name has not been established, probably Mansi or Komi-Permian origin [3] . The name translates from Mansiysk: As - clean, wa - water. Kakva - clean water.
Content
Tributaries
- 29 km: Zamarayka
- 68 km: Tota
- 74 km: Talitsa
- 84 km: Jackdaw
- 86 km: Gornova
- 104 km: Valentino Istok
- 118 km: Onsha
- 123 km: Frog
- 139 km: Olva
- 141 km: Lomovaya
- 148 km: Burtymka
- 149 km: Goat
- 155 km: South Kakva
Attractions
- Geomorphological monuments of nature Falcon Residence and the Cave of Darkness - ( karst caves ), in the vicinity of the village Veselovka on the left bank of the river.
- Geomorphological and botanical monument Shihan rock in the vicinity of the Shihan camp site on the right bank of the river in the vicinity of Krasnoturyinsk .
- Botanical monument Teterkinsky cedar forest (at the confluence of the river Teterka ).
Notes
- ↑ Surface water resources of the USSR: Hydrological knowledge. T. 11. Middle Ural and Urals. Issue 2. Tobol / ed. V.V. Nikolaenko. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1965. - 240 p.
- ↑ 1 2 State Water Register . Kakva River . textual.ru . Ministry of Environment of Russia (March 29, 2009). The appeal date was December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.
- ↑ Matveev A. K. Geographical names of the Urals: Toponymic dictionary. - Ekaterinburg: Socrates, 2008. - p. 115. - 352 p. - ISBN 978-5-88664-299-5 .
Literature
- Rundkvist N.A., Zadorina O.V. Sverdlovsk region. Illustrated Local Lore encyclopedia. - Ekaterinburg: Kvist, 2009. - p. 131. - 456 p. - 5000 copies - ISBN 978-5-85383-392-0 .