Sugoy River
The river freezes in October and stays frozen until late May or early June. There are important coal deposits in the Sugoy basin.
Course
The river has its source in the confluence of two small rivers of the Kolyma Highlands at an elevation of 515 metres (1,690 ft) and flows roughly westwards in its upper course. After a sharp bend it flows northwards along the eastern flank of the Omsukchan Range. North of Omsukchan town the intermontane basin where the river flows is up to 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) wide and includes extensive wetland areas, as well as dense forests. Finally it joins the right bank of the Kolyma 1,300 km (810 mi) from its mouth.
The main tributary of the Sugoy is the Khetagchan (Хетагчан) that joins it in its lower course from the right.
See also
References
- ^ Russian State Water Register - Sugoy River
- ^ Сугой, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
- ^ Water - Sugoy (in Russian)
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
External links
- Water (in Russian)
- Kolyma - Modern Guidebook to Magadan Oblast