| Kureyka | |
|---|---|
 The cataracts in thePutorana Nature Reserve | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• coordinates | 66°29′18″N87°14′08″E / 66.48833°N 87.23556°E /66.48833; 87.23556 |
| Length | 888 km (552 mi) |
| Basin size | 44,700 km2 (17,300 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→Kara Sea |
TheKureyka (Russian:Курейка; alsoLyuma,Numa) is a major right tributary of theYenisey inKrasnoyarsk Krai,Russia.
It falls from thePutorana Plateau to the vasttaiga plain of NorthernSiberia and flows northward passing through a series of elongated lakes, including theYadun,Anama, andDyupkun lakes. It is 888 kilometres (552 mi) long.[1] The river drains an area of about 44,700 square kilometres (17,300 sq mi).[2] Its valley forms the northern boundary of theTunguska Plateau.[3] At the confluence, the Kureyka is more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) wide.
The Kureyka basin is very sparsely populated. The village ofKureyka used to have a museum dedicated toJoseph Stalin, who was exiled there in 1914–17.[4] TheKureyskaya Hydroelectric Station was built in 1975–2002. It is served by the people fromSvetlogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai [ru], a townlet sitting just above theKureyka Reservoir. Plans foranother power station somewhere downstream are under consideration.
 |