| Balygychan | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location inMagadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Native name | Балыгычан |
| Location | |
| Country | Magadan Oblast,Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hal-Urekchen,Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 61°41′36″N155°26′48″E / 61.69333°N 155.44667°E /61.69333; 155.44667 |
| Mouth | Kolyma |
• coordinates | 63°59′13″N154°14′40″E / 63.98694°N 154.24444°E /63.98694; 154.24444 |
• elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Basin size | 17,600 km2 (6,800 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kolyma→East Siberian Sea |
TheBalygychan (Russian:Балыгычан) is a river inMagadan Oblast,Russian Far East. It is 352 kilometres (219 mi) long (400 km includingLevy Balygychan), with adrainage basin of 17,600 square kilometres (6,800 sq mi).[1]
The river freezes in October and stays frozen until the end of May.[2]Graylings,longnose suckers,pikes andwhitefish are common in the Balygychan waters.[3]
The river has its source in theHal-Urekchen, at the confluence of the Left Balygychan and Right Balygychan rivers of theKolyma Mountains. It flows roughly northwards along the western flank of theOmsukchan Range. In its middle course there is the abandoned town ofVerkhny Balygychan ("Upper Balygychan"). North of the town the Balygychan flows along a marshyintermontane basin where the river widens, meanders and divides in arms. Finally it joins the right bank of theKolyma 1,353 km (841 mi) from its mouth.[4][2]
The main tributaries of the Balygychan are theKyrchan and theDzhagyn, both joining it from the right. The town of Balygychan lies on the right bank of the Kolyma, just a little upstream from the confluence.[5] There are more than 300 lakes in the basin of the river. It is about 400 km (250 mi) long from the source of the Left Balygychan to the confluence with the Kolyma.[3]
