Yeloguy

Yeloguy
Елогуй
The village of Kellog, along the banks of the Yeloguy.
Yeloguy is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yeloguy
Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Location
Turukhan District,
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest Siberian Plain
 • coordinates61°58′42″N 85°11′12″E / 61.97833°N 85.18667°E / 61.97833; 85.18667
 • elevation121 m (397 ft)
MouthYenisey
 • coordinates
63°12′52″N 87°45′28″E / 63.21444°N 87.75778°E / 63.21444; 87.75778
 • elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Length464 km (288 mi)
Basin size25,100 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average166 m3/s (5,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionYenisey→ Kara Sea

The Yeloguy (Russian: Елогуй) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is one of the main tributaries of the Yenisey. Its basin marks the eastern limit of the Siberian Uvaly.[1]

The Yeloguy is 464 kilometres (288 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 25,100 square kilometres (9,700 sq mi).[2] The lower reaches of the river are navigable downstream from Kellog.[1] The Yeloguy was one of the places where Ket singer Alexander Kotusov found inspiration for his songs.[3][4][5][6]

Course

The Yeloguy has its source in the West Siberian Plain. It forms at the confluence of two short rivers, the Levy Yeloguy and the Pravy Yeloguy, both roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) long. It flows roughly northeastwards across the flatland and in its lower course it meanders in the mostly flat and swampy taiga. About 30 kilometres (19 mi) before the mouth, the Crooked Yeloguy (Krivoy Yeloguy) splits to the right and flows roughly parallel to the main river.

The Yeloguy joins the left bank of the Yenisey forming a many-branched delta near Verkhne Imbatskoye (Verkhneimbatsk) village, located on the facing bank of the Yenisey.[7] The confluence is located roughly halfway between the mouths of the rivers Sym and Turukhan.[8] The river freezes in October and stays frozen until mid-May.[1]

Its main tributaries are the Kellog, Bolshaya Sigovaya and the Tyna.

Basin of the Yenisey. The Yeloguy in the upper left.
Map section centered on Kellog, a section of the Yeloguy River and Lake Dynda, the places where Alexander Kotusov found inspiration for his songs.

Protected area

A 7,476 km2 (2,886 sq mi) taiga zone of the lower course of the river, including its confluence with the Tyna, was established as the Yeloguy Nature Reserve (Елогуйский Заказник) on 10 March 1987. The protected area is under the Central Siberia Nature Reserve.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Елогуй, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
  2. ^ Russian State Water Register - Yeloguy
  3. ^ Песни последнего кета (in Russian)
  4. ^ Последний бард последнего народа — Троицкий вариант — Наука (in Russian)
  5. ^ Последние песни (in Russian)
  6. ^ Алла Пугачёва. А. М. Котусов - Siberian Lang
  7. ^ Поселок Бахта (in Russian)
  8. ^ Google Earth
  9. ^ Yeloguy Nature Reserve (in Russian)