Karaga

Karaga Карага
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Data
Water code	RU :  19060000312120000008960
location	Kamchatka Region ( Russia )
River system	Karaga
Headwaters	Sredinny ridges 59 ° 21 ′ 50 ″  N , 161 ° 43 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1000  m
muzzle	Karaga Bay ( Bering Sea ) Coordinates: 59 ° 8 ′ 23 "  N , 163 ° 1 ′ 58"  E 59 ° 8 ′ 23 "  N , 163 ° 1 ′ 58"  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 1000 m
Bottom slope	approx. 9.2 ‰
length	109 km
Catchment area	2190 km²
Right tributaries	Eruwajam

The Karaga ( Russian Карага ) is a 109 km long tributary of the Bering Sea in the east of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

River course

The Karaga rises in the Sredinny ridge at an altitude of about 1000  m . From there it flows in a predominantly east-southeast direction to the sea. At river kilometer 59 the Eruwajam meets the Karaga from the right. The Karaga forms an 8 km wide river delta at the confluence with the Karaga Bay . About 10 km north of the estuary is Ossora , an urban-type settlement . The village of Karaga is located on the north bank of Karaga Bay . The Karaga Bay opens up to the Lütkestrasse , which belongs to the Bering Sea and runs between Kamchatka and the Karaginski Island in front of it. The catchment area of the Karaga is located in the Karaginski district and covers an area of ​​2190 km².

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Река Карага in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)