Kukhtuy
Kukhtuy is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 60.68°, 143.02°
About Kukhtuy
The Kukhtuy (Russian: Кухтуй) is a river in Okhotsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. It has a drainage basin of 8,610 square kilometres (3,320 mi2) and a length of 348 km (216 mi).
The river is navigable in its lower reaches.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kukhtuy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kukhtuy in Depth
Course
The Kukhtuy river has its source at an elevation of 1,617 m (5,305 ft) in the Suntar-Khayata range.
It flows relatively straight southwards through a mountainous area. The Yudoma Range rises on the right side and the Kukhtuy Range on the left side of its valley and its course is roughly parallel to rivers Okhota to the west and Ulbeya to the east.
South of the 61st parallel the river valley widens and the Kukhtuy meanders across a widening floodplain with many bogs and small lakes. Finally it flows into the Sea of Okhotsk on the northeastern side of the estuary of Okhotsk town.
The main tributary of the Kukhtuy is the 178 kilometres (111 mi) long Gusinka (Гусинка) that joins it from the left. The river freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kukhtuy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kukhtuy: Key Facts
| Length | 384 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 13,200 km² |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
Facts from Wikidata Q3718531 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Kukhtuy: Quick Answers
- Where is Kukhtuy?
- Kukhtuy is located in Russia, at 60.6778° N, 143.0188° E.
- Are there dams on the Kukhtuy?
- No dam on the Kukhtuy is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.