Pechora
Pechora 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
- 65.90°, 55.10°
About Pechora
The Pechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра; Nenets: Санэроˮ яха) is the sixth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Northwest Russia and into the Arctic Ocean, it lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Pechora (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pechora in Depth
Geography
The Pechora is 1,809 kilometres (1,124 mi) long (almost 200 km shorter than the Columbia River) and its basin is 322,000 square kilometres (124,000 mi2), or about the same size as Finland. By mean annual discharge it ranks third in Europe, after the Volga and Danube. Its discharge is about three quarters that of the Danube and a little more than its sister, the Northern Dvina, and is the largest of any river with no dams in its basin outside of New Guinea.
West of its lower course is the Timan Ridge. East of the basin along the west flank of the Urals is the Yugyd Va National Park. Also in the basin is the Virgin Komi Forests, the largest virgin forest in Europe. In the far northeast of the basin on the Usa River is the large coal center of Vorkuta.
Hydrology
The monthly average discharge of the river was recorded between 1981 and 1993 in the village of Oksino, located 141 km (88 mi) upstream from the mouth. The values are presented in the diagram below (metric units, m3/s).
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Pechora (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pechora: Key Facts
| Length | 1,809 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 4,100 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 322,000 km² |
| Source | Ural Mountains |
| Mouth | Pechora Sea |
| Drainage system | Pechora basin |
| Tributaries | Unya, Severnaya Mylva, Lemyu, Kozhva, Lyzha, Izhma, Pizhma, Velyu |
Facts from Wikidata Q8168 (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
Pechora: Quick Answers
- Where is Pechora?
- Pechora is located in Russia, at 65.9046° N, 55.0956° E.
- Are there dams on the Pechora?
- No dam on the Pechora is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.