Pelym (river)

For the inhabited localities in Russia, see Pelym.

The Pelym (Russian: Пелым) or Bolshoy Pelym (Russian: Большой Пелым) is a river in the far north of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Tavda, and is 707 kilometres (439 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 15,200 square kilometres (5,900 sq mi).^[1]

Pelym
Tobol river basin
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sverdlovsk Oblast
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Tavda
• coordinates	59.6256°N 63.0758°E / 59.6256; 63.0758
Length	707 km (439 mi)
Basin size	15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Tavda→ Tobol→ Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea

The Pelym has its sources on the eastern slopes of the northern Ural Mountains and flows from there over wooded areas of the West Siberian Plain. The river is frozen over from October to April.

It is navigable on the lower 245 kilometres (152 mi).