The Omolon (russian: Омолон; sah, Омолоон) is the principal tributary 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 ...

in northeast Siberia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Omolon freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May through early June. The lower are navigable.

Course

It begins in the

Kolyma Highlands 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 ...

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 ...

, less than from the Sea of Okhotsk, flows first northeast, with the

Kedon Range The Kedon Range ( rus, Кедонский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Google Earth The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountai ...

to the west, then it bends northwest and forms part of the border of Magadan and Chukotka, with the

Yukaghir Highlands The Yukaghir Highlands ( rus, Юкагирское нагорье) are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after the Yukaghir people. Geography The Yukaghir High ...

to the west. At the western end of the

Ush-Urekchen The Ush-Urekchen ( rus, уш-урекчен), or ''Ushurakchan'' ( rus, Ушуракчан), is a mountain range in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.

it turns north and crosses Chukotka, briefly enters the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

and joins the Kolyma upstream from the Arctic. Its basin is surrounded by: (west) branches of the Kolyma, (south)

Penzhina The Penzhina (russian: Пенжина; Koryak: Мыгыкивэем) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The name "Penzhina" originated the Chukchi word ''"Pennyn"'', meaning "place of attack". In ...

and others that flow south, (east)

Anadyr Anadyr may refer to: *Anadyr (town), a town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia *Anadyr District *Anadyr Estuary *Anadyr (river), a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia *Anadyr Highlands *Anadyr Lowlands *Operati ...

and (northeast)

Bolshoy Anyuy The Bolshoy Anyuy (russian: Большой Анюй; "Great Anyuy") is a river in the Kolyma basin in Far East Siberia. Administratively most of the basin of the Bolshoy Anyuy and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. ...

.Water of Russia - Омолон
/ref> Its main tributaries are the Kegali, the west-flowing

Oloy The Oloy (russian: Олой) is a river in Magadan Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Omolon ( Kolyma's basin). The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is . The river flows through sparsely populated areas of Chukotka ...

(at , the largest tributary), Oloychan,

Kedon The Kedon (russian: Кедон) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Kedon is a left tributary of the Omolon, of the Kolyma basin. The river flows steadily northwards across an uninhabited area ...

Namyndykan The Namyndykan (russian: Намындыкан) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Namyndykan is a left tributary of the middle course of the Omolon, Kolyma basin. The nearest village is Omolon ...

, Molongda (Молонгда or Моланджа) and

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Flora and fauna

The upper Omolon is subalpine in the highlands, the middle is boreal forest and the lower part tundra. There is a

Zakaznik Zakaznik (russian: зака́зник, зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznik, zakazniki''; uk, singular: заказни́к or зака́зник; plural: заказники́ or зака́зники, transliterated: ''zakaznyk'', ''zak ...

in Chukotka to protect the forests.

References

External links

Омолонский - ООПТ России (Omolonsky Protected Area)

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Meteorite found near the Omolon River
Rivers of the Sakha Republic Rivers of Magadan Oblast Rivers of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug {{Russia-river-stub

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