Nadym
Nadym is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 65.42°, 72.90°

About Nadym
The Nadym (Russian: Нады́м) is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The length of the Nadym is 545 kilometers (339 mi). The area of its basin is 64,000 square kilometers (25,000 sq mi).
It is known for having a very rickety pontoon bridge for summer use while winter roads go over the ice. A new fixed bridge for combined road and rail use is to be finished by the end of 2015.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Nadym (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Nadym in Depth
Course
The river originates in Lake Numto, in the Siberian Uvaly and flows into the Kara Sea through the Gulf of Ob. Its mouth is very near to the mouth of the Ob. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May. The Levaya Khetta is one of the biggest tributaries of the Nadym. The town of Nadym is located on the river Nadym.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Nadym (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Nadym: Key Facts
| Length | 545 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 590 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 64,000 km² |
| Source | Siberian ridges |
| Mouth | Kara Sea |
| Tributaries | Levaya Khetta, Yarudey, Tanlova, Ay-Vityut, Ay-Nadym, Anundolva, Ngarka-Veloyakha, Bolshaya Khukhu |
Facts from Wikidata Q81507 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Nadym: Quick Answers
- Where is Nadym?
- Nadym is located in Russia, at 65.4210° N, 72.9013° E.
- Are there dams on the Nadym?
- No dam on the Nadym is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.