The Bakhapcha (russian: Бахапча; also ''"Бохапча"'') is a river in

Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast ( rus, Магаданская область, r=Magadanskaya oblast, p=məgɐˈdanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and is adminis ...

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. It has a length of and a

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of . The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the

Kolyma Kolyma (russian: Колыма́, ) is a region located in the Russian Far East. It is bounded to the north by the East Siberian Sea and the Arctic Ocean, and by the Sea of Okhotsk to the south. The region gets its name from the Kolyma River an ...

. The nearest village is

Sinegorye Sinegorye (russian: Синего́рье; lit. ''region of blue mountains'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Yagodninsky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolyma River, from Kolyma Hydroelectric Station. Pop ...

, located to the west of its mouth. The upper course of the river is a

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The source of the Bakhapcha is in lake Solnechnoye, a small lake located west of the

Olsky Plateau Olsky District (russian: О́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #1292-OZ and municipalLaw #511-OZ district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast, consists of two unconnected ...

(Ольское плато), at the western end of the

Kolyma Mountains The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland ( rus, Колымское нагорье, r=Kolymskoye Nagorye) is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern Siberia, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Ko ...

. The

Maymandzhin Range The Maymandzhin Range ( rus, Майманджинский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth

rises to the east of the river basin. The river heads across an uninhabited area roughly northwards until its mouth. Flowing across mountainous terrain there are many

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. In the

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of the middle reaches the riverbed branches into sleeves with many islands in between. Further downstream the river is slightly

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ing. Finally the Bakhapcha joins the right bank of the Kolyma from its mouth, to the east of

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Бахапча

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in 30 vols. / Ch. ed.

A.M. Prokhorov Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Про́хоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet-Russian physicist known ...

– 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. The river freezes yearly between late October and late May. The main tributaries of the Bakhapcha are the long

Maltan The Maltan (russian: Малтан) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Maltan is the longest tributary of the Bakhapcha, of the Kolyma basin. The river flows across an uninhabited area, the nea ...

and the long Nerega from the right.

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Хасынский район - Активный отдых для энергичных людей
Tourist routes (in Russian) Rivers of Magadan Oblast {{Russia-river-stub

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