Great Balachnya
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Great Balachnja Большая Балахня (Bolshaya Balachnja) |
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| Water code | RU : 17040400212117600005636 | |
| location | Krasnoyarsk Region ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Chatanga | |
| Drain over | Chatanga → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Majagastach Lake in the southeast of the Taimyr Peninsula 72 ° 40 ′ 31 ″ N , 103 ° 4 ′ 39 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 60 m | |
| muzzle | in the Chatanga coordinates: 72 ° 47 ′ 5 " N , 105 ° 8 ′ 5" E 72 ° 47 ′ 5 " N , 105 ° 8 ′ 5" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 60 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.11 ‰ | |
| length | 532 km | |
| Catchment area | 12,600 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Left Great Balachnja | |
The Great Balachnja ( Russian Большая Балахня ( Bolschaja Balachnja)) is a left tributary of the Khatanga in the northern Russian lowlands .
The Great Balachnja has its origin in the southeast of the Taimyr Peninsula in Lake Majagastach . It flows through a tundra swamp landscape with many meanders in a northeastern direction. Its largest tributary, the left Great Balachnja , flows into the river from the left. The Great Balachnja then turns to the east and southeast and finally reaches the confluence of the Chatanga. The Great Balachnja has a length of 532 km and drains an area of 12,600 km².
The river is ice-covered between late September and early June. It is considered to be rich in fish. The river fauna of the Great Balachnja includes the following fish species: whitefish , muksun , the white salmon subspecies Stenodus leucichthys nelma and char .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Great Balachnja in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ a b Great Balachnja in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)