Ob (river)

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the Ob near Barnaul

The watershed of the Ob, shown in yellow

The Ob is a river in Siberia. Together with the Lena and the Yenisei, it is one of the most important rivers of Siberia. Depending upon how its length is measured, it can be between 3.650 km and 6.210 km long. Some important cities on the banks of the river include Novosibirsk (Russia's third largest city), Barnaul, Kolpashevo, Nizhnevartovsk, Surgut, Khanty-Mansiysk, Beryozovo, Labytnangi, and Salekhard. The Irtysh is the Ob river's main tributary. Other tributaries include the Omsk, Parabel, Chaya, Tobol and Ishim.

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Ob (river) Media

• Operational Navigation Chart C-4, 4th edition.jpg

  Map including the mouth of the Ob River

• Yenisei Ob Kara Sea.jpg

  Yenisei and Ob (right) flow into Kara Sea

• Barnaul River Port.jpg

  The Ob River in Barnaul

• Ob river.jpg

  Ob River (Russia).