Tom River

Tom is a river that is one of the tributaries of the Ob River, which is located in Western Siberia. Between the mountain "Top of Tomi" and the northern spurs of the ridge, called "Karlygan", is its source. The first kilometers along the channel of the Tom river carries its waters along the wetland valley.

The width of the floodplain of the Tom River is 3 kilometers, and the length reaches 827 kilometers. The height from the source to the mouth varies by 185 meters. The speed of the Tom River reaches 0.33 meters per second, and at rolls it increases to as much as 1.75 meters per second! In the second half of October, the ice caps Tom, and in April the icebreaker begins.

Tom has the temper of a mountain river. But its temperament is pacified by the Kuznetsk basin, and the approach to its shores becomes more accessible.

Due to its many natural properties and qualities, the water of the Tom River is placed in one row in the most unique fresh watercourses. Its most valuable properties are that it has no taste, color and smell, and the concentration of suspensions of substances does not exceed 5-6 mg / l. That is why the river is a reservoir of sanitary and domestic water use of the first category.