Synya
{{about||the Usa tributary|Bolshaya Synya}}
{{short description|River in Siberia, Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Synya
| other_name = Сыня
| image = Село Овгорт.JPG
| image_caption = View of the Synya at Ovgort
| source1 = Polar Urals
| source1_elevation = {{convert|53|m|abbr=on}}
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|65|28|16|N|63|13|48|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| mouth = Ob
| mouth_location = Malaya Ob
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|5|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|66|12|55|N|64|49|15|E|type:river_region:RU|format=dms|display=it}}
| progression = {{ROb}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Russia
| length = {{convert|217|km|abbr=on}} ({{convert|304|km|abbr=on}})
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|96|m3/s|abbr=on}} ({{convert|88|km|abbr=on}} from the mouth)
| basin_size = {{convert|13500|km2|abbr=on}}
| pushpin_map = Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
}}
The Synya ({{langx|ru|Сыня}}) is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The river is {{convert|217|km}} long —{{convert|304|km|abbr=on}} from the source of the Mokraya Synya at its head— and has a catchment area of {{convert|13500|km2}}.{{GVR|200252|Река Сыня}}
The Synya flows across the Shuryshkarsky District. It is navigable for {{convert|90|km}}, between its mouth in the Ob and Ovgort village.
Course
The Synya is a left tributary of the Ob river. It has its sources at the confluence of the {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Sukhaya Synya and the {{convert|87|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Mokraya Synya, which flow from the eastern slopes of the Polar Urals. The river flows initially southwards, then bends and flows eastwards, within a wide floodplain located at the northwestern end of the West Siberian Plain. Finally it meets the left bank of the Malaya Ob, an arm of the Ob, about {{convert|488|km|abbr=on}} from its mouth.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/q-41_42.jpg|title=Q-41_42 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=28 June 2022}}Google Earth
===Tributaries===
The main tributaries of the Synya are the {{convert|178|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Lesmiyogan (Лесмиёган), the {{convert|163|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Nesyogan (Несъёган) and the {{convert|178|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Bolshoy Tukshin (Большой Тукшин) from the right. The river is fed predominantly by snow and is frozen between October and May.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article108145.html Сыня]; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
Fauna
The main fish species in the river are omul, peled, broad whitefish, sig, and tugun.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXXLZDg8tss Большая вода в Овгорте. Река Сыня отступает]
- [https://sever-press.ru/2020/05/16/v-ovgorte-reka-synja-vyhodit-iz-beregov-no-ee-uzhe-ozhidali/ В Овгорте река Сыня выходит из берегов. Но ее уже ожидали]
Category:Rivers of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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