The Yeloguy () is a

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. It is one of the main tributaries of the

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. Its basin marks the eastern limit of the

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.Елогуй,

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- 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. The Yeloguy is long, and the

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of its basin is . The lower reaches of the river are navigable downstream from

Kellog Kellog (, Ket: , ) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Turukhansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.Law #10-4765 It is located by the Yeloguy River, a left tributary of the Yenisey.Елогуй, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ...

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Course

The Yeloguy has its source in the

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. It forms at the confluence of two short rivers, the Levy Yeloguy and the Pravy Yeloguy, both roughly long. It flows roughly northeastwards across the flatland and in its lower course it meanders in the mostly flat and swampy

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. About before the mouth, the Crooked Yeloguy (Krivoy Yeloguy) splits to the right and flows roughly parallel to the main river. The Yeloguy joins the left bank of the Yenisey forming a many-branched delta near

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(Verkhneimbatsk) village, located on the facing bank of the Yenisey. The confluence is located roughly halfway between the mouths of the rivers

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and

Turukhan The Turukhan () is a river in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It is a southeast-flowing left tributary of the Yenisey. The river is long. The area of its basin is . The Turukhan freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May ...

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The river freezes in October and stays frozen until mid-May. Its main tributaries are the

, Bolshaya Sigovaya and the Tyna.

Protected area

A taiga zone of the lower course of the river, including its confluence with the Tyna, was established as the

Yeloguy Nature Reserve The Yeloguy () is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is one of the main tributaries of the Yenisey. Its basin marks the eastern limit of the Siberian Uvaly.Елогуй, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. Alexander Prokhorov, A.M ...

(Елогуйский Заказник) on 10 March 1987. The

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is under the

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.Yeloguy Nature Reserve

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Fishing in Russia
Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai

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Protected area

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