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Oloy

Coordinates:66°27′59″N159°27′14″E/ 66.4665°N 159.4538°E/66.4665; 159.4538
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Oloy
Oloy is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Oloy
Mouth location inChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Left Oloy and Right Oloy
Ush-Urekchen
Kolyma Highlands
• elevation633 m (2,077 ft)
MouthOmolon
• coordinates
66°27′59″N159°27′14″E/ 66.4665°N 159.4538°E/66.4665; 159.4538
• elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Length471 km (293 mi)
Basin size23,100 km2(8,900 sq mi)
Discharge
• average113 m3/s (4,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionOmolonKolymaEast Siberian Sea

TheOloy(Russian:Олой) is a river inMagadan OblastinRussia,a right tributary of theOmolon(Kolyma's basin). The length of the river is 471 kilometres (293 mi). The area of itsdrainage basinis 23,100 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi).[1]The river flows through sparsely populated areas ofChukotka.

Course

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It has its sources in theUsh-Urekchenrange, at the confluence of Left Oloy and Right Oloy. It flows roughly northwestwards between the Ush-Urekchen to the south and theOloy Rangeto the north.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Река Олой (в верховье Лев. Олой) in the State Water Register of Russia".textual.ru(in Russian).
  2. ^"Топографска карта Q-57_58; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)".Retrieved5 March2022.
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