Kuchuk (river)

Kuchuk
Кучук
Last stretch of the Kuchuk river and mouth in lake Kuchuk Sentinel-2 image
Kuchuk (river) is located in Altai Krai
Kuchuk (river)
Mouth location in Altai Krai, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceNear Voznesenka
 • coordinates52°15′48″N 80°24′51″E / 52.26333°N 80.41417°E / 52.26333; 80.41417
 • elevation277 metres (909 ft)
MouthLake Kuchuk
 • coordinates
52°44′46″N 79°50′27″E / 52.74611°N 79.84083°E / 52.74611; 79.84083
 • elevation
98 metres (322 ft)
Length121 km (75 mi)
Basin size1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)

The Kuchuk (Russian: Кучук) is a river in Altai Krai, Russia. The river is 121 kilometres (75 mi) long and has a catchment area of 1,020 square kilometres (390 sq mi).[1]

The basin of the river is located in the Rodinsky and Blagoveshchensky districts. There are a number of villages near its banks, such as Nizhny Kuchuk, Stepnoy Kuchuk, Kayaushka, Novotroitsk, Voznesenka and Tsentralnoye. The ghost-town of Verkh-Nezamay is also located by the river. Founded in 1910, it was abolished in 2003.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Река Кучук in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ List of populated places in the Siberian region. - Volume 1. Districts of South-Western Siberia. - Novosibirsk: Siberian Regional Executive Committee. Statistical department, 1928. - 831 p.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).