The Omolon (; , ''Omoloon'') is the principal tributary of the

Kolyma Kolyma (, ) or Kolyma Krai () is a historical region in the Russian Far East that includes the basin of Kolyma River and the northern shores of the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as the Kolyma Mountains (the watershed of the two). It is bounded to ...

in northeast

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. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Omolon freezes up in

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and stays under ice until late

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through early

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. The lower are navigable.

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It begins in the

Kolyma Highlands Kolyma (, ) or Kolyma Krai () is a historical region in the Russian Far East that includes the basin of Kolyma River and the northern shores of the Sea of Okhotsk, as well as the Kolyma Mountains (the watershed of the two). It is bounded to ...

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, less than from the Sea of Okhotsk, flows first northeast, with the Kedon Range to the west, then it bends northwest and forms part of the border of Magadan and Chukotka, with the

Yukaghir Highlands The Yukaghir Highlands () are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after the Yukaghir people. Geography The Yukaghir Highlands are a mountain region located at the ...

to the west. At the western end of the Ush-Urekchen it turns north and crosses Chukotka, briefly enters the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...

and joins the Kolyma upstream from the Arctic. Its basin is surrounded by: (west) branches of the Kolyma, (south) Penzhina and others that flow south, (east)

Anadyr Anadyr may refer to: *Anadyr (town), a town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia * Anadyr District * Anadyr Estuary * Anadyr (river), a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia * Anadyr Highlands * Anadyr Lowlands * A ...

and (northeast)

Bolshoy Anyuy The Bolshoy Anyuy (; "Great Anyuy") is a river in the Kolyma (river), Kolyma basin in Far East Siberia. Administratively most of the basin of the Bolshoy Anyuy and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. Geography It flo ...

.Water of Russia - Омолон
/ref> Its main tributaries are the Kegali, the west-flowing Oloy (at , the largest tributary), Oloychan, Kedon, Namyndykan, Molongda (Молонгда or Моланджа) and

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Flora and fauna

The upper Omolon is subalpine in the highlands, the middle is boreal forest and the lower part tundra. There is a

Zakaznik ''Zakaznik'' (, transliterated: ''zakaznik, zakazniki''; , transliterated: ''zakaznyk'', ''zakaznyky''; Belarusian: заказнік, заказнікі, transliterated: zakaznik, zakazniki) is a type of protected area in former Soviet republics ...

in Chukotka to protect the forests.

References

External links

Омолонский - ООПТ России (Omolonsky Protected Area)

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Meteorite found near the Omolon River
Rivers of the Sakha Republic Rivers of Magadan Oblast Rivers of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub

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Flora and fauna

See also

References

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