Pizhma River (Russian: Пижма) is a river in Komi Republic in Russia, an arm of the Pechora River. The length of the river is 389 km and the area of its basin is 5,470 km². The Pizhma flows southeast out of the Yamozero Lake, turns east and then north and joins the Pechora River at Ust-Tsilma where the Tsilma River also joins the Pechora. The river freezes up in late October - early November and stays icebound until late April - early May. The Pizhma is navigable within its lower reaches.
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