Tobol River

Tobol is a river which is the main tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is 1660 km, and the area of its drainage basin is 395,000 km².

History

The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the Khanate of Sibir. In 1428 the khan was killed in a battle with the forces of Abu'l-Khayr Khan at the Battle of Tobol.^[1]

In the 16th century, the Tobol was the eastern terminus of the portage route leading westward to the Vishera and Kama Rivers.

Cities and towns on the Tobol

• Lisakovsk in Kazakhstan
• Rudni in Kazakhstan
• Kostanay (formerly Nikolaevsk) in Kazakhstan
• Kurgan in the Russian Federation
• Yalutorovsk in the Russian Federation
• Tobolsk in the Russian Federation, where the Tobol joins the Irtysh

Main tributaries

• Uy
• Ubagan
• Iset
• Tura
• Tavda

References

Rivers of Kazakhstan
Rivers	Ajaguz River Akan-Burluk River Aksu River Arys River Asa River Aschiagar River Ayat River Badam River Bala Bugun Bolshoy Uzen River Borolday River Bugun River Bukhtarma River Byan River Chu River Emba River Emil River Esentai River Ilek River Iman-Burluk River Irgiz River Ili River Irtysh River Ishim River Karatal River Kigach River Keles River Koksu River Koluton River Kurchum River Lukina River Maly Uzen River Narym River Nura River O River Qapal River Qyzylaghash River Sagyz River Sary su River Sharyn River Shiderti River Sytasty River Syr Darya Talas River Temir River Tersakkan River Tobol River Tuolba River Torgay River Ural River Uba River Ubagan River Uil River Ulba River Ulken-Bugun

Coordinates: 58°09′14″N 68°12′55″E / 58.1539°N 68.2153°E / 58.1539; 68.2153