Chetyrekh Explained

Chetyrekh
Mouth:Kara Sea
Mouth Coordinates:74.0382°N 87.3379°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:128km (80miles)
Basin Size:1010km2

The Chetyrekh is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Its source is in the Byrranga Mountains. It flows across tundra regions into the Staritsa, a branch of the Pyasina that discharges into the Pyasina Bay of the Kara Sea north of the main mouth of the Pyasina. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

The Chetyrekh freezes up in late September - early October and stays under the ice until June.Formerly this river was known as Dolgiy Brod River, but its name was changed after the 1917 Russian Revolution.

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