Pur
Pur 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
- 64.38°, 76.31°
About Pur
The Pur (Russian: Пур) is a river in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It has a length of 389 kilometres (242 mi) —1,024 kilometres (636 mi) counting the length of the Pyakupur at its head. The area of its basin is 112,000 square kilometres (43,000 mi2).
The Urengoy gas field and Gubkin gas and oil field are located in the basin of the Pur.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Pur (Russia) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pur in Depth
Course
The Pur is formed at the confluence of the Pyakupur and Ayvasedapur rivers, which have their sources in the northern slopes of the Siberian Uvaly. It flows roughly northwards across the northern West Siberian Plain, meandering strongly. In its lower course its channel divided into branches. Purovsky District is named after the river.
Just a few miles west of the mouth of the Taz, the Pur flows into the Taz Estuary, which is connected through the Gulf of Ob with the Kara Sea. The river freezes up in November and stays icebound until May.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Pur (Russia) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Pur: Key Facts
| Length | 389 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 1,040 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 112,000 km² |
| Mouth | Taz Estuary |
| Tributaries | Ayvasedapur, Pyakupur, Vyngapur, Yagenetta, Aymalyakha, Bolshaya Khadyryakha, Yevoyakha, Malaya Yaryakha |
Facts from Wikidata Q81528 (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
Pur: Quick Answers
- Where is Pur?
- Pur is located in Russia, at 64.3755° N, 76.3051° E.
- Are there dams on the Pur?
- No dam on the Pur is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.