Tungir
| Tungir Shiroky Brook | |
|---|---|
Olyokma-Stanovik Highlands | |
| • coordinates | 54°06′56″N 118°34′40″E / 54.11556°N 118.57778°E |
| • elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Olyokma |
• location | Near Srednyaya Olyokma |
• coordinates | 55°24′45″N 120°33′50″E / 55.41250°N 120.56389°E |
• elevation | 501 m (1,644 ft) |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Basin size | 14,700 km2 (5,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 90 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olyokma→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Tungir (
The river is a destination for rafting and tourism. There are two settlements by the river, Tupik and Gulya.[3][4]
History
Amur during his mid-17th century expeditions. In the spring of 1649 Khabarov set off at his own expense up the Olyokma, then up the Tungir and portaged to the Shilka, reaching the upper Amur (Dauria) in early 1650. Khabarov founded the village of Srednyaya Olyokma, located at the confluence of the Olyokma and the Tungir.[5]
Course
The Tungir is a right tributary of the Olyokma, of the
intermontane basin. Finally it meets the right bank of the Olyokma 905 km (562 mi) from its mouth in the Lena, near the village of Srednyaya Olyokma.[4]
Its main tributaries are the 74 km (46 mi) long Tungirikan, the 125 km (78 mi) long Nenyuga, the 78 km (48 mi) long Cheremnaya (Черемная) and the 78 km (48 mi) long Bugarikhta from the right, and the 73 km (45 mi) long Upper Korsuga from the left.[2] The river freezes towards the end of October and stays under ice until late April or early May. Some years the river may cause catastrophic summer floods caused by rain.[4]
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b "Ручьи Тунгир (руч. Широкий) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b Тунгир / Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ^ a b c Тунгир - Water of Russia
- ^ "KNAB, the Place Names Database of EKI". Eki.ee. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
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