The Chulym (russian: Чулым) is a river in the
endorheic drainage basin of
Lake Chany
Lake Chany (russian: озеро Чаны) is a lake in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
The lake extends across five districts of Novosibirsk Oblast: Zdvinsky, Barabinsky, Chanovsky, Kupinsky and Chistoozyorny.
Geography
Lake Chany is one of t ...
in the southeastern part of the
West Siberian Plain
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in
Russia
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. The river is long, with a
drainage basin
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of .
Course
The Chulym is formed by several tributaries in the ''Toyskoye Zaymishche'' (Russian: Тойское Займище) and ''Troshinskoye Zaymishche'' (Russian: Трошинское Займище) swamps north of
Baraba Steppe
The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland (), is a plain in western Siberia.
The Baraba Lowland is an important Russian agricultural region.
Geography
It stretches for across the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers.
Gra ...
, some northwest of
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
, at an elevation of . The river flows over the Baraba Steppe in a southwesterly direction, and flows through the lakes of Sargul (Russian: Саргуль), , and Uryum (Russian: Урюм), , before it finally terminates, at elevation, in
Lake Malye Chany (Russian: Малые Чаны – ''Little Chany''), which is connected to
Lake Chany
Lake Chany (russian: озеро Чаны) is a lake in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
The lake extends across five districts of Novosibirsk Oblast: Zdvinsky, Barabinsky, Chanovsky, Kupinsky and Chistoozyorny.
Geography
Lake Chany is one of t ...
through a short
strait
A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channe ...
.
In its lower reaches the river is some wide and deep. Its main tributaries are the Suma River (left), and the
Kargat River (right).
In its upper course is the town of
Chulym, named after the river. Here the river is crossed by the
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...
and the
M51 highway.
The Chulym is frozen over from November to April or May.
See also
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List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drained into ...
References
Rivers of Novosibirsk Oblast
Endorheic basins of Asia
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