Yegoshikha River

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Yegoshikha
Yegoshikha River near the North Dam
Origin	Perm Krai
Mouth	Kama River
Basin countries	Russia
Source elevation
Avg. discharge
Basin area

Yegoshikha on the 1898 map of Perm

The bank of Yegoshikha

The slope of Yegoshikha Ravine

Yegoshikha (Russian: Егоши́ха, IPA: [jɛgəˈʃɨxə]), formerly Yagoshikha (Russian: Ягоши́ха), is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, the left tributary of the Kama. In spite of its relatively small size it is famous for its historical significance. It mainly flows in the borders of the Perm city. The origin of Yegoshikha is in the forest area close to Lipovaya Gora and Vladimirskiy microdistricts. The river flows along the Yegoshikha ravine, which divides the left-bank (relatively to Kama) part of Perm city and is crossed by two dams and a bridge (which is also called a dam by general population). At the banks of Yegoshikha there is a lot of country cottages, The South Cemetery and The Yegoshikha (Old) Cemetery. Yegoshikha flows into Kama close to Perm I river port.

1 History
2 Ecology
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

At the Yegoshikha river there was an oldest mentioned settlement at the territory of Perm city, described in the Prokopiy Elizarov census book in 1647. This settlement was later mentioned as Yegoshikha Village. In 1723, after the copper deposit was discovered there, the Yegoshikha Copper Factory was founded at the bank of Yegoshikha by Vasily Tatishchev, a chief manager of Ural factories. The workers' settlement had later become the Perm city.

[edit] Ecology

Yegoshikha runs in the borders of Perm city close to several industrial establishments and is being contaminated by industrial waste. In 1981, Yegoshikha river was added to the List of Perm Region small rivers which require water protection enactments.