Dry tunguska
Dry Tunguska (Сухая Тунгуска; Suchaja Tunguska) |
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Water code | RU : 17010600112116100060842 | |
location |
Krasnoyarsk Region , Siberia , Russia ( Asia ) |
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River system | Yenisei | |
Drain over | Yenisei → Arctic Ocean | |
source | in the Central Siberian highlands 64 ° 47 ′ 59 ″ N , 89 ° 43 ′ 51 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 470 m | |
muzzle | in the village of Suchaja Tunguska in the Yenisei Coordinates: 65 ° 11 '2 " N , 87 ° 55' 34" E 65 ° 11 '2 " N , 87 ° 55' 34" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 7.5 m | |
Height difference | approx. 462.5 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.2 ‰ | |
length | approx. 212 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 7390 km² |
The Dry Tunguska ( Russian Сухая Тунгуска ; Suchaja Tunguska) is an approximately 212 km long right or east-southeast tributary of the Yenisei in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia , Russia ( Asia ).
course
The dry Tunguska arises from the confluence of two mountain streams in the western part of the Central Siberian Mountains around 80 km northwest of Noginsk , located on the neighboring Lower Tunguska river . The brook union is located at an altitude of about 470 m between a maximum of 679 m high mountains.
In the Tunguska region , it runs in a predominantly west-northwest direction through almost unpopulated areas of the mountainous region. After leaving it, it flows into the West Siberian lowlands , immediately turns north and a little later turns west in its lower reaches.
Finally, the dry Tunguska flows about 1 km north of the village Suchaja Tunguska at a height of about 7.5 m into the Yenisei coming from the south , which flows 1058 km further north into the Arctic Kara Sea .
Catchment area, flora and fauna
The catchment area of the Dry Tunguska covers around 7390 km². Their area of origin lies in the region of the permafrost with the lichens and mosses typical of the tundra , further downstream there are boreal coniferous forests (taiga) and forest tundra .
The river is covered by ice from October to May every year . When ice and snow melt, strong floods often occur in its middle and lower reaches. For example, perch fish (such as perch ), pike , carp fish (such as Phoxinus and gudgeon ), salmon fish (such as trout ) and burbot live in the river .
Because of the remoteness, there are hardly any settlements .