Inva
Scheme of the Kama River Basin.
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationUpper Kama Upland
Mouth 
  location
Kama
  coordinates
58°59′54″N 55°52′13″E / 58.99833°N 55.87028°E / 58.99833; 55.87028
Length257 km (160 mi)
Basin size5,920 km2 (2,290 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKamaVolgaCaspian Sea

The Inva (Russian: Иньва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a right tributary of the river Kama.[1] It begins in the Upper Kama Upland near the border of Kirov oblast then flows through Komi-Permyak Okrug and into Kama Reservoir, forming Invensky Bay. The main tributaries are Velva and Kuva (left), Yusva (right).

The river is 257 kilometres (160 mi) long with a drainage basin of 5,920 square kilometres (2,290 sq mi).[2] It is frozen from early November to late April. The town of Kudymkar is along the Inva River.

Etymology

The name of the river is formed from the Komi-Permyak words “инь” (woman) and “ва” (water), which can be translated as “female water”.

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