Tobol River
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| Tobol River | |
|---|---|
Confluence of Irtych and Tobol in Tobolsk in 1912 | |
Map of the Tobol watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Turgai Plateau |
| River mouth | |
| - location | Irtysh River |
| Length | 1,591 km (989 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 805 cubic metres per second (28,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 426,000 km2 (164,000 sq mi) |
Tobol (Russian: Тобол, Kazakh: Тобыл Tobyl) is a river and the main tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is 1,660 km (1,030 mi), and the area of its drainage basin is 395,000 km2 (153,000 sq mi).
History[edit]
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the Siberia Khanate. In 1428 the khan was killed in a battle with the forces of Abu'l-Khayr Khan at the Battle of Tobol.[1]
In the 16th century, the Tobol was the eastern terminus of the portage route leading westward to the Vishera and Kama Rivers.
Cities and towns on the Tobol[edit]
- Lisakovsk in Kazakhstan
- Rudni in Kazakhstan
- Kostanay (formerly Nikolaevsk) in Kazakhstan
- Kurgan in the Russian Federation
- Yalutorovsk in the Russian Federation
- Tobolsk in the Russian Federation, where the Tobol joins the Irtysh
Main tributaries[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Forsyth, James (1992). A History of the Peoples of Siberia: Russia's North Asian Colony, 1581-1990. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-521-47771-9.
Coordinates: 58°09′14″N 68°12′55″E / 58.1539°N 68.2153°E
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