Palyavaam
Palyavaam 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
- 68.57°, 174.00°
About Palyavaam
The Palyavaam (Russian: Паляваам) is a river in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is 416 kilometres (258 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 12,900 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi).
There is a small populated place in its basin also called Palyavaam. The Humpback whitefish, the East Siberian Grayling, Pink salmon, Chum salmon and Arctic char, are some of the fish species found in its waters.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Palyavaam (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Palyavaam in Depth
Course
It has its source in the Palyavaam Range of the Chukotka Mountains. The Palyavaam flows in a roughly westward direction and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka. Finally it flows into the Chaun close to its outflow into the East Siberian Sea, at the Chaunskaya Bay near Rytkuchi.
The Palyavaam has numerous tributaries. The most important ones are the Elkakvun, Palyarynnat, Karpungveyem, Levtuttyveyem, Kookvyn, Vykvylvegyrgyn and Pekychyn.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Palyavaam (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Palyavaam: Key Facts
| Length | 416 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 12,900 km² |
| Mouth | Chaun |
| Tributaries | Kookvyn, Vykvylvegyrgyn, Palyarynnat, Levtuttyveyem, El'khkakvun, Pekychyn |
Facts from Wikidata Q527521 (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
Palyavaam: Quick Answers
- Where is Palyavaam?
- Palyavaam is located in Russia, at 68.5669° N, 173.9959° E.
- Are there dams on the Palyavaam?
- No dam on the Palyavaam is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.