| Belaya Белая | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Belaya and the Anadyr | |
  Location in theChukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | North ofLake Elgygytgyn |
| • coordinates | 67°39′14″N172°05′50″E / 67.6539°N 172.0972°E /67.6539; 172.0972 |
| Mouth | Anadyr |
• coordinates | 65°30′30″N173°16′21″E / 65.5083°N 173.2726°E /65.5083; 173.2726 |
• elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Length | 396 km (246 mi) |
| Basin size | 44,700 km2 (17,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 402 cubic metres per second (14,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Anadyr→Bering Sea |
TheBelaya (Russian:Белая), in its upper courseYurumkuveyem (Russian:Юрумкувеем;Chukot:Кувлючьывээм,romanized: Kuwljuc’ywēm),[1][2] is a south-flowing tributary of theAnadyr in theChukotka Autonomous Okrug administrative region ofRussia.
The source of the Yurumkuveyem is in the northernAnadyr Mountains. Its main tributaries are the Bolshoy Pykarvaam, Chaavaam and Bolshaya Osinovaya from the left, and theEnmyvaam, which drainsLake Elgygytgyn, from the right.[1] Its basin is 44,700 square kilometres (17,300 mi2) and its length is 396 kilometres (246 mi) (487 km from its furthest source, that of the Bolshoy Pykarvaam).[3] Downstream from its confluence with the Enmyvaam it is namedBelaya.
The Belaya flows through sparsely populated areas of Chukotka, flows southwards across the eastern edge of theAnadyr Highlands and thePekulney Range, and joins with the Enmyvaam in theParapol-Belsky Lowlands, at the head of theAnadyr Lowlands. The Belaya meets theAnadyr more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) from its mouth in the mid-lower stretch of its course.Ust-Belaya village lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Anadyr. Below the confluence with the Belaya, the Anadyr separates into multiple smaller channels upriver from where theTanyurer meets it. The Belaya and its tributaries are frozen for about eight to nine months in a year.
A type of whitefish,Coregonus cylindraceus, is common in the waters of the Belaya River.[4]
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