The Sugoy ( rus, Сугой) 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 ...
,
Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admini ...
. It is long, with a
drainage basin
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of .
The river freezes in October and stays frozen until late May or early June. There are important
coal
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Coal is formed when dea ...
deposits in the Sugoy basin.
[Сугой, ]Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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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.
Course
The river has its source in the confluence of two small rivers of 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 ...
at an elevation of and flows roughly westwards in its upper course. After a sharp bend it flows northwards along the eastern flank of the
Omsukchan Range
The Omsukchan Range ( rus, Омсукчанский хребет) is a mountain range in the Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Омсукчанский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhor ...
. North of
Omsukchan
Omsukchan (russian: Омсукча́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located north of Magadan. Population:
History
Omsukchan was founded in the ...
town the
intermontane basin
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where the river flows is up to wide and includes extensive
wetland
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areas, as well as dense forests. Finally it joins the right bank 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 ...
from its mouth.
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The main tributary of the Sugoy is the
Khetagchan (Хетагчан) that joins it in its lower course from the right.
1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
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See also
*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
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External links
Water
(in Russian)
Kolyma - Modern Guidebook to Magadan Oblast
Rivers of Magadan Oblast
Kolyma Mountains