The Chulyshman (russian: Чулышман; alt, Чолышман, ''Çolışman'') is a river in Altai Republic in

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. The river is long, and its

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

covers . The Chulyshman flows into

Lake Teletskoye Lake Teletskoye (russian: Телецкое озеро, lit=the lake of the ; ) is the largest lake in the Altai Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia, and has depth up to 325 meters. Situated at a height of above the sea level, the lake is ...

. It freezes up during late October through early December and stays icebound until late March through early May. Its main tributary is the Bashkaus.

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Rivers of the Altai Republic {{Russia-river-stub