The Chulyshman (; , ''Çolışman'') is a river in
Altai Republic
The Altai Republic, also known as the Gorno-Altai Republic, is a republic of Russia located in southern Siberia. The republic borders Kemerovo Oblast to the north, Khakassia to the northeast, Tuva to the east, Altai Krai to the west, as well ...
in
Russia
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. The river is long, and its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which 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. It freezes up during late October through early December and stays icebound until late March through early May. Its main tributary is the
Bashkaus.
References
Rivers of the Altai Republic
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