Kolikyogan | |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 61.0964°N 78.2944°W |
Progression: | Vakh→ |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Length: | 457km (284miles) |
Basin Size: | 12200km2 |
The Kolikyogan (Russian: Коликъёган,[1] also Колекъёган, often written Kolik"yegan or Kolik'egan) is a river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia. It is a right-hand tributary of the westward-flowing Vakh, which it enters from the north. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
The interfluvial area between the Kolikyogan and Sabun rivers of the west Siberian lowland is a zone of raised string bogs covering .It is a status B Ramsar wetland, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000.The river gives its name to the Verkhae-Kolikyogan oilfield, which has estimated ultimate recovery of 1008e6oilbbl oil and of 4.2e12ft3 gas.