Vasyugan Explained

Vasyugan
Mouth:	Ob
Mouth Coordinates:	59.0931°N 80.7069°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Russia
Length:	1082km (672miles)
Basin Size:	61800km2

The Vasyugan (Russian: Васюга́н) is a river in the southern West Siberian Plain of Russia. It is a tributary of the Ob on the left side, and its course from its source in the Vasyugan Swamp^[1] is entirely within the Kargasok district of Tomsk Oblast.

Statistics

The river is 1082km (672miles) long and is navigable upriver for 886km (551miles) from the mouth. The Vasyugan drains a basin of 61800km2. Average annual runoff: 345 m³/c, 10.9 km³/year.

Tributaries:

• Right hand: Yelizarovka, Petryak, Yershovka, Kalganak, Pyonorovka, Nyurolka, Zimnyaya, Chizhapka, Pasil, Silga, Naushka, Kochebilovka, Lozunga.
• Left hand: Bolshoy Petryak, Listvenka, Korovya, Staritsa, Garchak, Kyn, Glukhaya, Chertala, Yagylyakh, Yegolyakh, Olenyovka, Kelvat, Lontynyakh, Katylga, Cheremshanka, Prudovaya, Makhnya, Martynovka, Varingyogan, Yokhomyakh, Chebachya, Kacharma, Malaya Kuletka.

Municipalities (downstream from source): Novy Vasyugan, Aypolovo, Novy Tevriz, Sredny Vasyugan, Staraya Beryozovka, Ust-Chizhapka, Naunak, Bolshaya Griva, Staroyugino, Novoyugino, Bondarka.

Literature

• Evseeva NS Geography of Tomsk region. (Natural conditions and resources). - Tomsk: TSU, 2001, 223 pp.

Notes and References

1. Book: Cohen, S.B. . Cohen . S. . The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G . Columbia University Press . The Columbia Gazetteer of the World . 2008 . 978-0-231-14554-1 . June 5, 2022 . 4073.