Om (river)
| Om Омь | |
|---|---|
The Om in Kuybyshev | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Irtysh |
• coordinates | 54°58′54″N 73°22′10″E / 54.9817°N 73.3694°E |
| Length | 1,091 km (678 mi) |
| Basin size | 52,600 km2 (20,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 64 m3/s (2,300 cu ft/s) 121 km from the mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Irtysh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
The Om (Russian: Омь, Siberian Tatar: Ом) is a river in the south of the Western Siberian plains in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh. It is 1,091 kilometres (678 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 52,600 square kilometres (20,300 sq mi).
The name is probably from the word om "quiet" in the language of the Baraba Tatars.