Rassocha (Popigai)
Rassocha Рассоха |
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Water code | RU : 17040300112117600032728 | |
location | Krasnoyarsk Region ( Russia ) | |
River system | Chatanga | |
Drain over | Popigai → Chatanga → Arctic Ocean | |
confluence | from Nalim-Rassocha and Kjungkjui-Rassocha 71 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N , 109 ° 27 ′ 4 ″ E |
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muzzle | in the Popigai coordinates: 71 ° 53 '32 " N , 110 ° 45' 23" E 71 ° 53 '32 " N , 110 ° 45' 23" E
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length | 89 km (with headwaters Nalim-Rassocha 310 km) | |
Catchment area | 13,500 km² | |
Satellite image of the Popigai crater , the confluence of the Rassocha and the Popigai River in the northwestern part of the crater clearly visible |
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Location of the Rassocha (Рассоха) in the catchment area of the Khatanga |
The Rassocha ( Russian Рассоха ) is a left tributary of the Popigai in the Russian Krasnoyarsk region in the northwest of Eastern Siberia .
It arises at the confluence of its two source rivers, Nalim-Rassocha and Kjungkjui-Rassocha . It flows in wide windings in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Popigai after 89 km. The Rassocha flows through an uninhabited plateau on the north-western edge of the Popigai crater . Together with the right source river Nalim-Rassocha , the Rassocha has a total length of 310 km. It drains an area of 13500 km². The Rassocha is covered with ice between the end of September and June.