Balygychan
Sign in to saveThe Balygychan () is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is long (400 km including Levy Balygychan), with a drainage basin of .
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- Balygychan
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- Russia Magadan Oblast
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- Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
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- Hal-Urekchen, Kolyma Mountains
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- Kolyma
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- Magadan Oblast, Russia
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The Balygychan () is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is long (400 km including Levy Balygychan), with a drainage basin of .
The river freezes in October and stays frozen until the end of May. Graylings, longnose suckers, pikes and whitefish are common in the Balygychan waters. == Course == The river has its source in the Hal-Urekchen, at the confluence of the Left Balygychan and Right Balygychan rivers of the Kolyma Mountains. It flows roughly northwards along the western flank of the Omsukchan Range. In its middle course there is the abandoned town of Verkhny Balygychan ("Upper Balygychan"). North of the town the Balygychan flows along a marshy intermontane basin where the river widens, meanders and divides in arms. Finally it joins the right bank of the Kolyma from its mouth.