Chyolomdzha

Chyolomdzha
Чёломджа / Чаламдя
Chyolomdzha is located in Magadan Oblast
Chyolomdzha
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
DistrictOlsky District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUpper Kolyma Highlands
 • coordinates60°34′05″N 145°41′10″E / 60.56806°N 145.68611°E / 60.56806; 145.68611
MouthTaui
 • coordinates
59°46′52″N 148°15′19″E / 59.78111°N 148.25528°E / 59.78111; 148.25528[1]
Length228 km (142 mi)
Basin size12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average132 m3/s (4,700 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionTauiSea of Okhotsk

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).[2]

The Chyolomdzha is the longest tributary of the Taui (Kava) and flows across an uninhabited area, part of the Magadan Nature Reserve.[3] The name of the river originated in the Even language.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Река Чёломджа in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Топографска карта O-55 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ Leontyev V.V. , Novikova K.A. Toponymic dictionary of the North-East of the USSR, USSR Academy of Sciences. Magadan, 1989 - p. 409 - ISBN 5-7581-0044-7