Sym (river)
{{Infobox river
| name = Sym
Сым
| image = Річка Сим 61487019.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = View of the river
| pushpin_map = Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
| source1_location = West Siberian Plain swamps
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|61|25|54|N|86|1|4|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|180|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Yenisey
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|60|17|29|N|90|6|0|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU|display=it}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|43|m|abbr=on}}
| progression = {{RYenisey}}
| subdivision_type1 =
| subdivision_name1 = Turukhan District,
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
| length = {{convert|694|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|31600|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Sym ({{Langx|ru|Сым}}) is a left, western tributary of the Yenisey in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is {{convert|694|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|31600|km2}}.{{GVR|214867|Река Сым (Прав. Сым)}} It is navigable about {{convert|265|km|abbr=on}} upstream from its mouth.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article108136.html Сым], Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Course
The Sym begins at a height of {{convert|180|m|abbr=on}} in a swampy area of the West Siberian Plain. It flows roughly southeastwards across flat and often boggy areas, forming increasingly wide meanders. About {{convert|50|km|mi}} before the mouth it bends and flows in a roughly ENE direction, finally joining the left bank of the Yenisey between Yarzevo and Krivlyak.
The river freezes in October or early November and stays frozen until May. Its main tributaries are the Alsym, Kukocha, Oksym and Kolchum from the right and the Kidenches from the left. The settlement of Maiskoye is by the Kolchum.
History
Historically the Sym was first reached by Ket serving men in 1605, while a detachment from Mangazeya ascended the Yenisei to its confluence with the Sym in 1610.{{cite book|last=Fisher|first=Raymond Henry|title=The Russian Fur Trade, 1550-1700|publisher=University of California Press|year=1943}}
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See also
References
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External links
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Category:Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai
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