Zipikan

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Zipikan
Chipikan
Data
Water code RU18030200212117100024010
location Republic of Buryatia ( Russia )
River system Lena
Drain over Zipa  → Witim  → Lena  → Arctic Ocean
source in the Ikat Mountains
54 ° 46 ′ 54 ″  N , 111 ° 49 ′ 46 ″  E
muzzle in the lake Baunt Coordinates: 55 ° 12 '55 "  N , 113 ° 5' 13"  E 55 ° 12 '55 "  N , 113 ° 5' 13"  E
Mouth height 1059  m

length 329 km
Catchment area 6710 km²
Discharge at the Zipikan
A Eo gauge : 5990 km²
Location: 87 km above the mouth
MQ 1960/1990
Mq 1960/1990
37 m³ / s
6.2 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Taloi

The Zipikan ( Russian Ципикан ) is a tributary of the Lake Baunt in the Republic of Buryatia in southeast Siberia, through which the Zipa flows .

The Zipikan rises in the Ikat Mountains . It flows in an arc to the southeast, then to the northeast and finally to the north through the Witim plateau . After 329 km it reaches Lake Baunt, into which it flows on its eastern bank. The Zipikan has a catchment area of 6710 km². The most important tributary of the Zipikan is the Taloi ( Талой ) from the right.

Individual evidence

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