Nadym (river)
{{Short description|River in Yamalia, Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Nadym
| image =
| image_caption =
| source1 = Numto
| source1_elevation =
| mouth = Gulf of Ob
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|66.1833|N|72.0167|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki|display=it}}
| progression =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Russia
| length_km = 545
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size_km2 = 64000
}}
The Nadym ({{langx|ru|Нады́м}}) is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The length of the Nadym is {{convert|545|km|mi|sp=us}}. The area of its basin is {{convert|64000|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.{{GVR|201678|Река НАДЫМ}}
It is known for having a very rickety pontoon bridge{{cite news|title=Driver's terrifying crossing of floating bridge in Russia goes viral|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=1 October 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/10347802/Drivers-terrifying-crossing-of-floating-bridge-in-Russia-goes-viral.html?placement=rhs2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026140410/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/10347802/Drivers-terrifying-crossing-of-floating-bridge-in-Russia-goes-viral.html?placement=rhs2|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2013}} for summer use while winter roads go over the ice. A new fixed bridge for combined road and rail use{{Citation|title=Сombination bridge over nadym river on 991 km highway Surgut-Salekhard near Nadym, Russia|publisher=Institute Giprostroymost|url=http://eng.gpsm.ru/sombination-bridge-over-nadym-river-on-991-km-highway-surgut-salekhard-near-nadym-russia/|accessdate=5 March 2015}} is to be finished by the end of 2015.{{Citation|author=ГТРК "Ямал"|title=Мост через реку Надым свяжет северян с континентом|trans-title=Bridge over the River Nadym Connects Northerners with the Continent|publisher=Вести.Ru|date= 16 Feb 2015|url=http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2358955|accessdate=5 Mar 2015|language=Russian}}{{update|date=June 2020}}
Course
The river originates in Lake Numto, in the Siberian Uvaly and flows into the Kara Sea through the Gulf of Ob. Its mouth is very near to the mouth of the Ob. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May. The Levaya Khetta is one of the biggest tributaries of the Nadym. The town of Nadym is located on the river Nadym.
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Category:Rivers of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Category:Drainage basins of the Kara Sea
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