Chyolomdzha
The Chyolomdzha (Russian: Чёломджа; Even: Чаламдя) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of 228 kilometres (142 mi) and a drainage basin of 12,000 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).
| Chyolomdzha Чёломджа / Чаламдя | |
|---|---|
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| District | Olsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Upper Kolyma Highlands |
| • coordinates | 60°34′05″N 145°41′10″E |
| Mouth | Taui |
• coordinates | 59°46′52″N 148°15′19″E |
| Length | 228 km (142 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 132 m3/s (4,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Taui → Sea of Okhotsk |
The Chyolomdzha is the longest tributary of the Taui (Kava) and flows across an uninhabited area, part of the Magadan Nature Reserve. The name of the river originated in the Even language.
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