Tom (river)

The Tom (Томь, ; Том; Том) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob in central Siberia. Its watershed lies within the Republic of Khakassia, Kemerovo Oblast, and Tomsk Oblast. It is 827 km long, and has a drainage basin of 62000 km2.

The Tom flows from the Abakan Range (a northern continuation of the Altai Mountains) northward through the Kuznetsk Basin. It joins the Ob approximately 50 km north of Tomsk.

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

The Aba people live near the Tom River.

Main tributaries
The largest tributaries of the Tom are, from source to mouth:


 * Belsu (right)
 * Usa (right)
 * Mrassu (left)
 * Kondoma (left)
 * Aba (left)
 * Verchnaya Ters (right)
 * Srednaya Ters (right)
 * Nizhnaya Ters (right)
 * Chernovoy Naryk (left)
 * Taydon (right)
 * Unga (left)
 * Basandayka (right)
 * Iskitim (left)
 * Ushayka (right)