Om (river)
River in Omsk Oblast, Russia
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The Om (Russian: Омь, Siberian Tatar: Ом[1]) is a river in the south of the Western Siberian plains in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh. It is 1,091 kilometres (678 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 52,600 square kilometres (20,300 sq mi).[2]
The name is probably from the word om "quiet" in the language of the Baraba Tatars.[3]
Course
The Om rises in the Vasyugan Swamp at the border of Novosibirsk and Tomsk oblasts. It flows mainly across the Baraba Lowland of the West Siberian Plain.[4] The city of Omsk is situated at the confluence of Om and Irtysh, and Ust-Tarka at the confluence of the Om and the Tarka rivers. The main tributaries are the Icha, Kama and Tartas.[4]
