Editing Vychegda

{{Infobox river
  | name              = Vychegda
  | native_name       = {{native name|ru|Вычегда}}
  | image             = VytchegdaRiver.jpg
  | image_size        = <!--Optional; defaults to 288 px-->
  | image_caption     = The lower course of the Vychegda
  | source1_location  = 
| mouth             = [[Northern Dvina]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|61.282|46.60|display=it}}
| progression       = {{RNorthern Dvina}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Russia]]
  | length            = {{convert|1,130|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSE">{{cite book|title=Вычегда|url=http://bse.sci-lib.com/article007577.html|access-date=18 June 2020|publisher=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>
  | source1_elevation = 
  | mouth_elevation   = {{convert|41|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
  | discharge1_avg    = {{convert|1,090|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
  | basin_size        = {{convert|121,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSE"/>
  | tributaries_left  = [[North Keltma]], [[Sysola]], [[Viled (river)|Viled]]
  | tributaries_right = [[Vishera (Komi Republic)|Vishera]], [[Vym (river)|Vym]], [[Yarenga]], [[Berdyshevka]]
}}
[[File:Severnaya Dvina eng.svg|right|thumb|The Northern Dvina River basin]]
The '''Vychegda''' ({{Langx|ru|Вычегда}}; {{Langx|kv|Эжва|Ežva}}) is a river in the European part of [[Russia]], a [[tributary]] of the [[Northern Dvina]]. Its length is about {{convert|1,100|km|mi}}. Its source is approximately {{convert|310|km|mi}} west of the northern [[Ural Mountains]]. It flows roughly in a western direction, through the [[Komi Republic]] and [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]]. The largest city along the Vychegda is [[Syktyvkar]], the capital of the Komi Republic. The [[Viled (river)|Viled]], the [[Yarenga]], and the [[Vym (river)|Vym]] are among its main tributaries. The Vychegda flows into the Northern Dvina in [[Kotlas]] (Arkhangelsk Oblast).

The river basin of the Vychegda comprises vast areas in Arkhangelsk Oblast and in the Komi Republic, as well as less extended areas in [[Kirov Oblast]] and [[Perm Krai]].

About {{convert|800|km|mi}} of the Vychegda is navigable. In 1822 the Vychegda was connected to the river [[Kama (river)|Kama]], a tributary of the river [[Volga]], by the [[Northern Catherine Canal]], which, however, has been disused since 1838. In summer, there is regular passenger navigation connecting Kotlas and [[Soyga]] (located approximately halfway between Solvychegodsk and [[Yarensk]]).

== History ==
The area was originally populated by [[Finno-Ugric peoples]], and was home to [[Vychegda Perm]], which was then later colonized by the [[Novgorod Republic]]. [[Solvychegodsk]] was founded in the 14th century, [[Yarensk]] has been known since 1374. The area was attractive in the first instance because of the fur trading. From the Northern Dvina, the merchants went to the Vychegda, and further they could get directly to the river basin of the [[Pechora River|Pechora]] via either the [[Cherya River|Cherya]] and the [[Izhma River|Izhma]], or via the [[Mylva River|Mylva]].<ref name="Plechko">{{cite book|last=Плечко|first= Л.А.|script-title=ru:Старинные водные пути|url=http://www.skitalets.ru/books/star_puti/|year=1985|publisher=Физкультура и спорт|location=Moscow|language=ru}}</ref>

== Name ==
The Russian name – ''Vychegda'' – is believed to come from an ancient [[Ob-Ugric languages|Ob-Ugric]] name with the meaning "meadow river" (reconstructed as *''vič-oxt'', compare Mansi ''wānsi'' "grass" and ''āxt'' "stream"). Komi ''Ežva'' is a calque from this name: ''eža'' "meadow" and ''va'' "water, river".

== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web|url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=159158|script-title=ru:Река Вычегда|publisher=State Water Register of Russia|language=ru|access-date=2 August 2011}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Komi Republic]]