Kalakan (river)
The Kalakan (Russian: Калакан) is a river in Transbaikalia, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is 314 kilometres (195 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 10,600 square kilometres (4,100 sq mi). The Kalakan gives its name to the Kalakan Range, as well as to the Kalakan Depression.
| Kalakan | |
|---|---|
Kalakan river course | |
Mouth location in Transbaikalia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kalakan Range South Siberian System |
| • coordinates | 55°39′48″N 119°23′52″E |
| Mouth | Vitim |
• coordinates | 55°07′14″N 116°45′42″E |
• elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) |
| Length | 314 km (195 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,600 km2 (4,100 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 78 m3/s (2,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vitim→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Kalakan river is a destination for rafting. Taimen and lenok are among the fish species found in the river.
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