Vilva (river)

The Vilva (Russian: Вильва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Usva.^[1] It starts on the west foothills of the Ural, near the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast. It flows west and southwest, entering the Usva 4 kilometres (2 mi) from the larger river's mouth near the town of Chusovoy. The river is 170 kilometres (110 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).^[2]

Vilva
Vilva River near Vizhai bridge
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Middle Ural
Mouth	Usva
• coordinates	58°19′18″N 57°47′20″E
Length	170 km (110 mi)
Basin size	3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Usva→ Chusovaya→ Kama→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

Main tributaries

• Left: Vizhay
• Right: North Rassokha, Bolshaya Myasnaya, Korostelevka, Bolshaya Porozhnaya, Tanchikha.

Etymology

Vilva and Usva confluence

The river name is a composite of the Komi-Permyak words vil (new) and va (water).