Tom River

For the river Tom in the Amur basin, see Tom River (Amur Oblast).

For the river Toms in New Jersey, see Toms River.

Tom (Томь)
River
300px Tom near Novokuznetsk
Country	Russia
Regions	Kemerovo Oblast, Republic of Khakassia, Tomsk Oblast
Tributaries
- left	Aba River (Russia), Condom River, Mras-Su River, Unga River, Iskitimka River
- right	Belsu River, Taydon River, Nizhnaya Ters River, Srednaya Ters River, Verchnaya Ters River, Usa River (Kemerovo Oblast), Basandayka River, Ushayka River
Cities	Seversk, Tomsk, Yurga, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Mezhdurechensk
Primary source	Levaya Tom River
Secondary source	Pravaya Tom River
- location	Abakan range
Mouth	Ob River
- location	Ob River, Tomsk Oblast
Length	827 km (514 mi)
Basin	62,030 km2 (23,950 sq mi)
Map of the Tom River watershed Map of the Tom River watershed

The Tom River (Russian: Томь; IPA: [tomʲ], Shor: Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob River in Central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast.

The river is 827 kilometers (514 mi) long. It flows from the Abakan Range (a northern continuation of the Altai Mountains) northward through the Kuznetsk Basin. It joins the Ob approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Tomsk.

Cities on the Tom River include Mezhdurechensk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Yurga, Tomsk, and Seversk.

The Aba people live near the Tom River.

Gallery

• Фото0055.jpg

  Tom River during the hot summer 2012

• Flood on Tom 2010-04-29.jpg

  A record flooding of the Tom, April 29, 2010; caused by the floating of ice on the river in November 2009

• Tom bei Tomsk.jpg

  Tom river near Tomsk