Daldykan Explained

Daldykan
Length:	29km (18miles)
Mouth:	Ambarnaya
Progression:	Ambarnaya→ Lake Pyasino→
Basin Size:	98.4km2

The Daldykan (Russian: Далдыкан or Долдыкан Doldykan) is a river close to Norilsk in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia, a right tributary of the Ambarnaya. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

The Daldykan has been regularly polluted by nickel industry, namely from Nornickel; as a result the river's water has turned red.^{[1] [2]}

May 2020 diesel spill

See main article: 2020 Norilsk oil spill. In May 2020, 17,500 tonnes of diesel fuel spilt into the river from a power plant. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, declared a state of emergency.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Alec Luhn Investigation ordered as Russian river turns red The Guardian 7 Sep 2016
2. Serina Sandhu Russia’s Daldykan River – turned red by Norilsk Nickel – has been polluted before, says Nasa inews.co.uk September 16, 2016
3. Kristina Ivanova Russian Arctic Rivers Run Red, Causing a State of Emergency I Heart Intelligence Jun 5, 2020