River in Russia
Tom The Tom near Novokuznetsk
Map of the Tom watershed
Native name Томь (Russian ) Country Russia Region Kemerovo Oblast , Khakassia , Tomsk Oblast Cities Seversk , Tomsk , Yurga , Kemerovo , Novokuznetsk , Mezhdurechensk Source Levaya Tom • location Khakassia
2nd source Pravaya Tom • location Abakan range
Mouth Ob • location
Novosibirsk • coordinates
56°53′25″N 84°27′24″E / 56.8904°N 84.4568°E / 56.8904; 84.4568 Length 827 km (514 mi) Basin size 62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi) Progression Ob → Kara Sea Tributaries • left Mrassu , Kondoma , Aba , Chernovoy Naryk , Unga , Iskitim • right Belsu , Usa , Verchnaya Ters , Srednaya Ters , Nizhnaya Ters , Taydon , Basandayka , Ushayka
The Tom (Russian : Томь , IPA: [tomʲ] Siberian Tatar : Том ; Shor : Том ) is a river in Russia , a right tributary of the Ob in central Siberia . Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia , Kemerovo Oblast , and Tomsk Oblast .[ 1] drainage basin of 62,000 square kilometres (24,000 sq mi).[ 2]
The Tom flows from the Abakan Range (a northern continuation of the Altai Mountains ) northward through the Kuznetsk Basin . It joins the Ob approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Tomsk .
Cities on the Tom River include Mezhdurechensk , Novokuznetsk , Kemerovo , Yurga , Tomsk , and Seversk .
The Aba people live near the Tom River.
Main tributaries
The largest tributaries of the Tom are, from source to mouth:[ 2]
Gallery
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Tom River .
The Tom during the hot summer of 2012
A record flooding of the Tom, April 29, 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river in November 2009
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