Chulym (Ob) Explained

Chulym
Source1:Bely Iyus
Source1 Location:Shirinsky, Khakassia
Source1 Elevation:1161m (3,809feet)
Source2:Cherny Iyus
Source2 Location:Ordzhonikidzevsky District, Khakassia
Source2 Elevation:1340m (4,400feet)
Mouth:Ob
Mouth Location:Igrekovo, Tomsk Oblast
Mouth Coordinates:57.7306°N 83.825°W
Mouth Elevation:54m (177feet)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:1799km (1,118miles)
Basin Size:134000km2
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The Chulym (Russian: Чулым) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, the Republic of Khakassia, and Tomsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob.[1] The length of the river is 1799km (1,118miles). The area of its basin is 134000km2. The Chulym is formed at the confluence of the rivers Bely Iyus and Cherny Iyus in the Kuznetsk Alatau.[1] The Chulym flows into the Ob near Molchanovo. The towns of Nazarovo, Achinsk, and Asino, and the village of Komsomolsk are located on the Chulym. The main tributaries are the Serezh, Uryup, Kiya and Yaya from the left and Bolshoy Uluy, Kemchug and Chichkayul from the right.[1]

History

The Swedish explorer Johan Peter Falk noted 18th-century hunter gatherers living along the banks of the Chulym River.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article122808.html Чулым (река, приток Оби)
  2. K. David Harrison (2007) When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge, p. 70-72, published by Oxford University Press US,, 304 pages https://books.google.com/books?id=2U-l_h2uB0oC&dq=%22chulym+river%22&pg=PA71