The Kukhtuy () is a river in

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. It has a

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of and a length of .1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
/ref> The river is navigable in its lower reaches.

Course

The Kukhtuy river has its source at an elevation of in the

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range. It flows relatively straight southwards through a mountainous area. The

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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

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to the east.Kukhtuy - Water of Russia
/ref> South of the 61st parallel the river valley widens and the Kukhtuy

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s across a widening

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with many

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s and small lakes. Finally it flows into the

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on the northeastern side of the estuary of

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town.

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The main tributary of the Kukhtuy is the long Gusinka (Гусинка) that joins it from the left. The river freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May.

Fauna

The basin of the Kukhtuy is a spawning ground for the

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. Other fish species are also abundant in its waters, such as the Amur whitefish, East Siberian grayling, whitespotted char and round whitefish.

References

External links

Okhotsk Port - SHIPNEXT
Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai Drainage basins of the Sea of Okhotsk {{KhabarovskKrai-geo-stub

Course

Fauna

See also

References

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