Arman (river)

Arman
Армань
Lower course of the Arman, Magadan Oblast
Arman (river) is located in Magadan Oblast
Arman (river)
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Location
CountryMagadan Oblast, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKolyma Mountains
 • coordinates60°49′1″N 151°8′20″E / 60.81694°N 151.13889°E / 60.81694; 151.13889
 • elevationca 700 m (2,300 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk
 • location
Near Arman, Taui Bay
Sea of Okhotsk
 • coordinates
59°39′58″N 150°6′50″E / 59.66611°N 150.11389°E / 59.66611; 150.11389
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length197 km (122 mi)
Basin size7,770 km2 (3,000 sq mi)

The Arman (Russian: Армань; Even: Анманра) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 197 kilometres (122 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 7,770 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi).[1]

The name of the Arman originated in the Even language, meaning "spring" or "mashed ice". In the upper course there are stretches where the river is known as Artelnyi (Agchakh) and Akhchan.[2]

  1. ^ "Река Армань (в верховье Ахчан, Агчах, Артельный) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Армань - Water of Russia (in Russian)