Enmyvaam

Enmyvaam
Map
Native nameRussian: Энмываам
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLake Elgygytgyn
 • coordinates67°26′02″N 172°11′47″E / 67.43389°N 172.19639°E / 67.43389; 172.19639
 • elevation499 m (1,637 ft)
MouthBelaya
 • coordinates
66°16′21″N 173°33′09″E / 66.2725°N 173.5524°E / 66.2725; 173.5524
 • elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Length285 km (177 mi)
Basin size11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average95.95 cubic metres per second (3,388 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionBelayaAnadyrBering Sea

The Enmyvaam (Russian: Энмываам,[1] also spelled Enmywaam or Emmyvaam in English[citation needed]) is a river located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East, about 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Chaunskaya Bay.[2] It is fed by and is the main and only[citation needed] outflow of Lake Elgygytgyn, draining into the Belaya, which drains into the Anadyr and eventually the Bering Sea.

The river flows in the southern direction. It is 285 kilometres (177 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,900 square kilometres (4,600 sq mi).[3] It is located within the Anadyr river basin in the Anadyr—Kolyma watershed district.[4]

The name "Enmyvaam" comes from the Chukchi language and means "a river with rocky shores".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 451
  2. ^ Fedorov; et al. (2013). "Preliminary estimation of Lake El'gygytgyn water balance and sediment income". Climate of the Past. 9 (4): 1455–1465. doi:10.5194/cp-9-1455-2013.
  3. ^ "Река Энмываам (Эньмувеем) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ Moiseeva, M. G.; Sokolova, A. B. (6 June 2014). "New data on the composition and age of the Ust'-Emuneret flora from the Enmyvaam River basin (Central Chukotka)". Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation. 22 (3): 269–286. doi:10.1134/S0869593814030095.
  5. ^ Leontyev, V.V.; Novikova, K.A. (1989). Toponimičeskij slovar' Severo-Vostoka SSSR. Magadanskoe knižnoe izd-vo. pp. 433–456. ISBN 5-7581-0044-7.