Tom River
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For the river Tom in the Amur basin, see Tom River (Amur Oblast).
| Tom (Томь) | |
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 Tom near Novokuznetsk | |
| Country | Russia |
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Aba River (Russia), Condom River, Mras-Su River, Unga River, Iskitimka River |
| - right | Belsu River, Taydon River, Nizhnaya Ters River, Srednaya Ters River, Verchnaya Ters River, Usa River (Kemerovo Oblast), Basandayka River, Ushayka River |
| Cities | Seversk, Tomsk, Yurga, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Mezhdurechensk |
| Primary source | Levaya Tom River |
| Secondary source | Pravaya Tom River |
| - location | Abakan range |
| Mouth | Ob River |
| - location | Ob River, Tomsk Oblast |
| Length | 827 km (514 mi) |
| Basin | 62,030 km2 (23,950 sq mi) |
 Map of the Tom River watershed
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Tom (Russian: Томь, IPA: [tomʲ], Shor: Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob. Its length is 540 miles (871 km). Its source is in the Abakan mountains (a northern continuation of the Altay Mountains), and it flows northward through the Kuznetsk Basin. It flows into the Ob approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of Tomsk.
Cities on the Tom River include Mezhdurechensk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Yurga, Tomsk, and Seversk. The Aba live near the river.
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Tom River during the hot summer 2012
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A record flooding of the Tom, April 29 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river at November 2009
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250px|Tom river near Tomsk
Coordinates: 54°38′06″N 87°22′53″E / 54.63500001°N 87.3813888989°E
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