The Kukhtuy river has its source at an elevation of 1,617 m (5,305 ft) in the Suntar-Khayata range. It flows relatively straight southwards through a mountainous area. The Yudoma Range rises on the right side and the Kukhtuy Range on the left side of its valley and its course is roughly parallel to rivers Okhota to the west and Ulbeya to the east.[1][3]
South of the 61st parallel the river valley widens and the Kukhtuy meanders across a widening floodplain with many bogs and small lakes. Finally it flows into the Sea of Okhotsk on the northeastern side of the estuary of Okhotsk town.[4]
The main tributary of the Kukhtuy is the 178 kilometres (111 mi) long Gusinka (Гусинка) that joins it from the left. The river freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May.
ONC map showing the northern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk.
kukhtuy, russian, Кухтуй, river, okhotsky, district, khabarovsk, krai, russian, east, drainage, basin, square, kilometres, length, Кухтуйlast, stretch, sentinel, imagemouth, location, khabarovsk, krai, russialocationcountrykhabarovsk, krai, russiaphysical, cha. The Kukhtuy Russian Kuhtuj is a river in Okhotsky District Khabarovsk Krai Russian Far East It has a drainage basin of 8 610 square kilometres 3 320 sq mi and a length of 348 km 216 mi 1 2 KukhtuyKuhtujLast stretch of the Kukhtuy Sentinel 2 imageMouth location in Khabarovsk Krai RussiaLocationCountryKhabarovsk Krai RussiaPhysical characteristicsSource locationSuntar Khayata coordinates61 54 01 N 143 01 57 E 61 90028 N 143 03250 E 61 90028 143 03250 elevation1 617 m 5 305 ft MouthSea of Okhotsk locationOkhotsk estuary coordinates59 23 50 N 143 14 43 E 59 39722 N 143 24528 E 59 39722 143 24528 elevation0 m 0 ft Length348 km 216 mi Basin size8 610 km2 3 320 sq mi Discharge average90 m3 s 3 200 cu ft s The river is navigable in its lower reaches 3 Contents 1 Course 2 Fauna 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCourse editThe Kukhtuy river has its source at an elevation of 1 617 m 5 305 ft in the Suntar Khayata range It flows relatively straight southwards through a mountainous area The Yudoma Range rises on the right side and the Kukhtuy Range on the left side of its valley and its course is roughly parallel to rivers Okhota to the west and Ulbeya to the east 1 3 South of the 61st parallel the river valley widens and the Kukhtuy meanders across a widening floodplain with many bogs and small lakes Finally it flows into the Sea of Okhotsk on the northeastern side of the estuary of Okhotsk town 4 The main tributary of the Kukhtuy is the 178 kilometres 111 mi long Gusinka Gusinka that joins it from the left The river freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May nbsp ONC map showing the northern shore of the Sea of Okhotsk Fauna editThe basin of the Kukhtuy is a spawning ground for the coho salmon Other fish species are also abundant in its waters such as the Amur whitefish East Siberian grayling whitespotted char and round whitefish 3 See also editList of rivers of RussiaReferences edit a b Reka Kuhtuj in the State Water Register of Russia textual ru in Russian 1 000 000 scale Operational Navigation Chart Sheet D 8 a b c Kukhtuy Water of Russia Google EarthExternal links editOkhotsk Port SHIPNEXT nbsp This article related to a river in Russia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kukhtuy amp oldid 1153086478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
