Kuydusun (river)

Kuydusun
Куйдусун / Куйдуһун
Course of the Kuydusun ONC map section
Kuydusun (river) is located in Sakha Republic
Kuydusun (river)
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSuntar-Khayata
 • coordinates61°54′10″N 142°32′29″E / 61.90278°N 142.54139°E / 61.90278; 142.54139
MouthIndigirka
 • coordinates
63°24′05″N 143°15′18″E / 63.40139°N 143.25500°E / 63.40139; 143.25500
Length247 km (153 mi)
Basin size20,400 km2 (7,900 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average33 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirkaLaptev Sea

The Kuydusun (Russian: Куйдусун; Yakut: Куйдуһун, Kuyduhun) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Indigirka. The river has a length of 247 kilometres (153 mi) and a drainage basin area of 20,400 square kilometres (7,900 sq mi).[1]

The river flows south of the Arctic Circle, across desolate tundra territories of the Oymyakonsky District marked by permafrost. Kuydusun village is located by the banks of the lower course of the river and Tomtor further north, near its mouth.[2]

  1. ^ "Река Куйдусун in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference STM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).