Tobol

Tobol
Confluence of Irtysh and Tobol in Tobolsk in 1912
Map of the Tobol watershed
Tobol is located in Russia
Tobol
Location of mouth
Location
CountryRussia, Kazakhstan
Physical characteristics
SourceTurgay Plateau
 • locationKairakty, Russia
 • coordinates51°28′01″N 61°00′29″E / 51.467°N 61.008°E / 51.467; 61.008
 • elevation271 m (889 ft)
MouthIrtysh
 • location
Tobolsk, Russia
 • coordinates
58°09′14″N 68°12′55″E / 58.1539°N 68.2153°E / 58.1539; 68.2153
 • elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Length1,591 km (989 mi)
Basin size426,000 km2 (164,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average805 cubic metres per second (28,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionIrtyshObKara Sea
River systemOb

The Tobol (Russian: Тобол, Kazakh: Тобыл Tobyl, Siberian Tatar: Тубыл Tubyl) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is 1,591 km (989 mi), and the area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km2 (164,000 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ "Река Тобол in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).