Apuka
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Apuka Апу́ка, Апукваям (Apukwajam) |
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| Water code | RU : 19060000212120000002624 | |
| location | Kamchatka Region ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Apuka | |
| Headwaters |
Korjak Mountains 62 ° 16 ′ 3 ″ N , 170 ° 20 ′ 52 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1000 m | |
| muzzle |
Oljutorski Bay ( Bering Sea ) Coordinates: 60 ° 27 ′ 3 " N , 169 ° 34 ′ 5" E 60 ° 27 ′ 3 " N , 169 ° 34 ′ 5" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1000 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.4 ‰ | |
| length | 296 km | |
| Catchment area | 13,600 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
340 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Autanwajam, Nitschakwajam, Achaiwajam | |
| Communities | Apuka , Achaivayam | |
The Apuka ( Russian Апу́ка ) is a 296 km long tributary of the Bering Sea in the northeast of the Kamchatka region .
River course
The Apuka rises in the Korjakengebirge at an altitude of about 1000 m . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains. At river kilometer 110, below the confluence of the left tributary Achaivayam , the village of Achaivayam is on the right bank of the river . The Apuka turns in the lower 110 kilometers towards the south-southwest. It finally flows into the Oljutorski Bay . The village of Apuka is located on a spit east of the mouth . The mouth of the Pachacha is 20 km to the west.
The catchment area of the Apuka is located in the Oljutorski district and covers an area of 13,600 km². The mean discharge of the Apuka is 340 m³ / s.
Fish fauna
There are five species of Pacific salmon in the Apuka river system : sockeye salmon , king salmon , ketal salmon , pink salmon and silver salmon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Река Апука, Апукваям in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)