Sim River
| Sim River | |
|---|---|
 Oystercatcher on the Sim River in the city Asha | |
 Belaya River basin | |
| Origin | Southern Ural Mountains |
| Mouth | Belaya River |
| Basin countries | Chelyabinsk Oblast and the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Length | 239 km |
| Source elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 47.9 m³/s (103 km from the mouth) |
| Basin area | 11,700 km² |
On the Sim River. Photo by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, 1910
Sim River (Russian: Сим) is a river in Chelyabinsk Oblast and the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia. It is a tributary of the Belaya River, part of the Volga watershed. Its length is 239 kilometers (149 mi).
The river has its sources in the southern Ural Mountains. It first flows in a north-northwesterly direction towards the towns of Sim and Minyar, before turning towards the west and then southwest. After passing the town of Asha the Sim crosses the border of Bashkortostan and continues towards the southwest and its confluence with the Belaya.
Ignateva Cave lies on its banks.
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Coordinates: 54°29′07″N 56°26′14″E / 54.48528°N 56.43722°E