Ponil

The Ponil rises in forest east of the northern Urals and winds toward the Lozva, which it joins from the left. Its upper course runs chiefly south before turning west; below, the channel twists through marshy ground dotted with old river bends and lakes. The Lozva carries its waters into the Tavda and thence toward the Tobol, part of the great Ob basin. Forest and wetland dominate the river's long, sparsely settled valley.