The Yeloguy () is a

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Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Siber ...

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. It is one of the main tributaries of the

Yenisey The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...

. Its basin marks the eastern limit of the

Siberian Uvaly Siberian Uvaly (russian: Сибирские Увалы) is a hilly region in the central part of the West Siberian Plain, Russia. A sector of the hills is a protected area under the name Upper Taz Nature Reserve, which was established in Decem ...

.Елогуй,

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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 Yeloguy is long, and the

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of its basin is . The lower reaches of the river are navigable downstream from

Kellog Kellog (russian: Келлог) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.Law #10-4765 It is located by the Yeloguy River.Елогуй, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - ...

. The Yeloguy was one of the places where Ket singer

Alexander Kotusov Alexander Maksimovich Kotusov (russian: Александр Максимович Котусов; 1955-2019) was a Ket singer, composer and writer of songs in the Ket language. He was also a hunter and fisherman. His tomb is in his native Kellog ...

found inspiration for his songs.Песни последнего кета
Последний бард последнего народа — Троицкий вариант — Наука

Course

The Yeloguy has its source in the

West Siberian Plain The West Siberian Plain (russian: За́падно-Сиби́рская равни́на ''Zapadno-Sibirskaya ravnina'') is a large plain that occupies the western portion of Siberia, between the Ural Mountains in the west and the Yenisei River ...

. It forms at the confluence of two short rivers, the Levy Yeloguy and the Pravy Yeloguy, both roughly long. It flows roughly northeastwards across the flatland and in its lower course it meanders in the mostly flat and swampy

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. About before the mouth, the Crooked Yeloguy (Krivoy Yeloguy) splits to the right and flows roughly parallel to the main river. The Yeloguy joins the left bank of the Yenisey forming a many-branched delta near

Verkhne Imbatskoye Verkhnie ( ua, Ве́рхнє, before 1946 ''Ботелка Вижня'', pl, Butelka Wyżna) is a village (''selo'') in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Eur ...

(Verkhneimbatsk) village, located on the facing bank of the Yenisey. The confluence is located roughly halfway between the mouths of the rivers Sym and

Turukhan The Turukhan () is a river in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It is a southeast-flowing left tributary of the Yenisey. The river is long. The area of its basin is . The Turukhan freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May ...

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The river freezes in October and stays frozen until mid-May. Its main tributaries are the

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and the Tyna.

Protected area

A taiga zone of the lower course of the river, including its confluence with the Tyna, was established as the

Yeloguy Nature Reserve The Yeloguy () is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is one of the main tributaries of the Yenisey. Its basin marks the eastern limit of the Siberian Uvaly.Елогуй, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed ...

(Елогуйский Заказник) on 10 March 1987. The

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is under the

Central Siberia Nature Reserve Central Siberia Nature Reserve (russian: Центрально-Сибирский заповедник) (also Tsentralnosibirsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve). With over 1 million hectares of protected area, it is one of the l ...

.Yeloguy Nature Reserve

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Fishing in Russia
Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai

Course

Protected area

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