Chawanga (river)

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Chavanga
Shavangga
Suspension bridge over Chavanga River.JPG
Data
Water code RU02020000212101000007530
location Murmansk Oblast ( Russia )
River system Chawanga
origin Low Ondomosero -See
66 ° 21 '45 "  N , 37 ° 57' 3"  O
Source height 162  m
muzzle into the White Sea Coordinates: 66 ° 6 ′ 31 ″  N , 37 ° 45 ′ 33 ″  E 66 ° 6 ′ 31 ″  N , 37 ° 45 ′ 33 ″  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 162 m
Bottom slope 3.1 ‰
length 52 km
Catchment area 1210 km²
Discharge at the Tschawanga
A Eo gauge : 1180 km²
Location: 3 km above the mouth
MQ 1963/1992
Mq 1963/1992
14.7 m³ / s
12.5 l / (s km²)
Communities Chawanga
Navigable No

The Chawanga ( Russian Чаваньга ) is a 52 km long river in the southeast of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast in Russia .

The river has its origin in the Lower Ondomosero Lake , it flows in a southerly direction and flows into the White Sea at the settlement of the same name . It drains an area of ​​1210 km². Its mean discharge at the mouth is 14.7 m³ / s.

The river is popular with fishing tourists for salmon fishing .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Tschawanga at the Tschawanga gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET (engl.)
  2. a b Chawanga in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)