| Yeropol Еропол | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location inChukotka, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| District | Anadyrsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Oloy Range Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 64°50′57″N165°22′42″E / 64.84917°N 165.37833°E /64.84917; 165.37833 |
| • elevation | 618 m (2,028 ft) |
| Mouth | Anadyr |
• coordinates | 65°15′09″N168°37′37″E / 65.25250°N 168.62694°E /65.25250; 168.62694[1] |
• elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Length | 261 km (162 mi) |
| Basin size | 10,700 km2 (4,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Anadyr→Bering Sea |
TheYeropol (Russian:Еропол) is a river inChukotka Autonomous Okrug,Russia. It has a length of 261 kilometres (162 mi) and adrainage basin of 10,700 square kilometres (4,100 sq mi).[2]
The Yeropol is a right tributary of theAnadyr and its basin is in a mountainous area of Chukotka. The village ofChuvanskoye is located in the middle course of the river.[3] The name of the river originated in theYukaghir language.[4]
The Yeropol river was known to Russian explorers since the 17th century.[5]
In 1984 two archeological sites were discovered in the upper reaches of the Yeropol. There are remains of different eras, ranging from theMesolithic to theNeolithic.[6]
The source of the Yeropol is in the eastern section of theOloy Range, 60 km (37 mi) to the south of 1,787 m (5,863 ft) high Mount Snezhnaya. The river heads first southeastwards in its upper course, then it bends and flows in a steady ENE direction until its mouth. In its last stretch it enters a plain bound by mountains on both sides, where it divides into multiple branches. Finally it joins the right bank of theAnadyr a little downstream from the mouth of theYablon, 740 kilometres (460 mi) from its mouth.[1]
The main tributaries of the Yeropol are the 102 kilometres (63 mi) long Umkuveyem and 85 kilometres (53 mi) long Atakhayevskaya from the left.[2] The river and its tributaries are frozen for between eight and nine months every year.[4]
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