Tumanskaya

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Tumanskaya
Tumansky
Data
Water code RU19060000112119000128947
location Chukchi Autonomous Okrug ( Russia )
River system Tumanskaya
Headwaters Koryak Mountains
63 ° 5 ′ 31 ″  N , 175 ° 57 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  800  m
muzzle Bering Sea Coordinates: 64 ° 1 '1 "  N , 178 ° 38' 55"  E 64 ° 1 '1 "  N , 178 ° 38' 55"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 800 m
Bottom slope approx. 3 ‰
length 268 km
Catchment area 9270 km²
Left tributaries Kuiwiweem
Right tributaries Gytgyweem, Konraryweem, Mainelwegyrgyn

The Tumanskaja ( Russian Туманская ) is a 268 km long tributary of the Bering Sea in the Chukchi Autonomous Okrug in the Far East of Russia .

River course

The Tumanskaya rises in the Koryak Mountains . The headwaters are at an altitude of around 800  m . The Tumanskaya flows 120 km in a predominantly north-northeast direction. It takes in the tributaries Kuiwiweem from the left and the Gytgyweem , the outflow of Lake Mainiz , from the right. The Tumanskaja reached the Anadyrtiefland and turns later, toward the east-northeast. In the lower reaches the rivers Konraryweem and Mainelwegyrgyn flow into the river from the south. This finally reaches an estuary that is separated from the open sea by two long headlands. The estuary is 97 km southeast of the city of Anadyr . The Tumanskaya drains an area of ​​9270 km².

Wildlife

Sockeye salmon occurs in the river system . The beluga whale occurs in the mouth of the Tumanskaya .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Река Туманская (в верховье Ныгчеквээм) in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)