Chulym (Lake Malye Chany)
| Chulym Чулым | |
|---|---|
Lake Malye Chany | |
• coordinates | 54°36′22″N 78°05′51″E / 54.6061°N 78.0975°E |
| Length | 392 km (244 mi) |
| Basin size | 17,900 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Kargat |
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The Chulym (
endorheic drainage basin of Lake Chany in the southeastern part of the West Siberian Plain in Russia. The river is 392 kilometres (244 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 17,900 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi).[1]
Course
The Chulym is formed by several tributaries in the Toyskoye Zaymishche (Russian: Тойское Займище) and Troshinskoye Zaymishche (Russian: Трошинское Займище) swamps north of
Lake Malye Chany (Russian: Малые Чаны – Little Chany), which is connected to Lake Chany through a short strait
.
In its lower reaches the river is some 30 metres (98 ft) wide and 5 metres (16 ft) deep. Its main tributaries are the Suma River (left), and the
Kargat River
(right).
In its upper course is the town of
M51 highway
.
The Chulym is frozen over from November to April or May.
See also
References
- ^ "Река Чулым in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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