Chumysh Explained

Chumysh
Mouth:Ob
Mouth Coordinates:53.5403°N 83.1678°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:644km (400miles)
Basin Size:23900km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Altai Krai
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Altai Krai, Russia

The Chumysh is a river in Russia, a right branch of the Ob River.[1] It enters the Ob 88km (55miles) downriver from Barnaul. The Chumysh begins at the confluence of the Kara-Chumysh and the Tom-Chumysh rivers in Kemerovo Oblast. The Chumysh is 644km (400miles) long, and it drains a basin of 23900km2.

About 68 percent of its right-side basin is known as the Salair Ridge and the Pre-Salair plains.

Main tributaries

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Right

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rivers and Streams. John P Rafferty. The Rosen Publishing Group. 2011. 1-61530-411-8. 217–218.