[1] It begins in the Upper Kama Upland near the border of Kirov oblast then flows through Komi-Permyak Okrug and into Kama Reservoir, forming Invensky Bay.

The main tributaries are Velva and Kuva (left), Yusva (right).

[2] It is frozen from early November to late April.

The name of the river is formed from the Komi-Permyak words “инь” (woman) and “ва” (water), which can be translated as “female water”.

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