Ozhogina
Yakut: Одьуогун
Ozhogina is located in Sakha Republic
Ozhogina
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationconfluence of Sulakkan and Delkyu
  elevation109 m (358 ft)
MouthKolyma
  coordinates
66°13′10″N 151°05′24″E / 66.21944°N 151.09000°E / 66.21944; 151.09000
  elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Length523 km (325 mi)
Basin size24,300 square kilometres (9,400 sq mi)

The Ozhogina (Russian: Ожогина; Yakut: Одьуогун, Ocuogun) is a tributary of the Kolyma in eastern Siberia. The river is 523 kilometres (325 mi) long. The area of its basin is 24,300 square kilometres (9,400 sq mi).[1]

Course

It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: Sulakkan and Delkyu, which sources are located on the northern slopes of the Moma Range.[2] It flows eastwards south of the Alazeya Plateau.[3] The river is winding, there are more than 2,800 lakes in its basin. The river valley is covered with sparse larch taiga. It is covered with ice in October. The ice breaks up in May. The river is fed by snow and rain. The major tributaries are Chyocholyugyun and Khoska.[4]

References

  1. "Река Ожогина in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. Momsky Khrebet / Great Soviet Encyclopedia; in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov. 2004—2017.
  3. Google Earth
  4. Ожогина, Great Soviet Encyclopedia


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