The Kolikyogan (russian: Коликъёган,Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ
Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 187 also Колекъёган, often written ''Kolik"yegan'' or ''Kolik'egan'') is a river in the

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra (Russian and Mansi: Ханты-Мансийский автономный округ — Югра, ''Khanty-Mansiysky avtonomny okrug — Yugra;'' Khanty: Хӑнты-Мансийской Aвтономной � ...

of Russia. It is a right-hand tributary of the westward-flowing

Vakh The Vakh () is a river in Khanty–Mansia, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob. The Vakh is long with a basin area of . The river is a status B Ramsar wetland, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000. ...

, which it enters from the north. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The interfluvial area between the Kolikyogan and Sabun rivers of the west Siberian lowland is a zone of raised

string bog A string bog or string mire is a bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas. String bogs occur on slightly sloping surfaces, with the ridges at right angles to the directio ...

s covering . It is a status B

Ramsar wetland The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It i ...

, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000. The river gives its name to the Verkhae-Kolikyogan oilfield, which has estimated ultimate recovery of oil and of gas.

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