The Chumysh (Russian: Чумыш) is a river in Russia, a right branch of the Ob River.[1] It enters the Ob 88 kilometres (55 mi) downriver from Barnaul. The Chumysh begins at the confluence of the Kara-Chumysh and the Tom-Chumysh rivers in Kemerovo Oblast. The Chumysh is 644 kilometres (400 mi) long, and it drains a basin of 23,900 square kilometres (9,200 sq mi).[2]

Chumysh
The Chumysh under the ice cover just before the confluence with the Ob, Yazovo village, Altai Krai
Chumysh is located in Altai Krai
Chumysh
Mouth location in Altai Krai, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthOb
 • coordinates
53°32′25″N 83°10′04″E / 53.54028°N 83.16778°E / 53.54028; 83.16778
Length644 km (400 mi)
Basin size23,900 km2 (9,200 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionObKara Sea

About 68 percent of its right-side basin is known as the Salair Ridge (Russian: Салаирский кряж) and the Pre-Salair plains.

Main tributaries

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Left

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  • Kara-Chumysh (Кара-Чумыш), length 173 kilometres (107 mi)
  • Sary-Chumysh (Сары-Чумыш), length 98 kilometres (61 mi)
  • Kashkaragaikha (Кашкарагаиха), length 84 kilometres (52 mi)
  • Taraba (Тараба), length 70 kilometres (43 mi)
  • Yama (Яма), length 67 kilometres (42 mi)
  • Angurep (Ангуреп), length 48 kilometres (30 mi)
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  • Tom-Chumysh (Томь-Чумыш), length 110 kilometres (68 mi)
  • Uksunay (Уксунай), length 165 kilometres (103 mi)
  • Alambay (Аламбай), length 140 kilometres (87 mi)
  • Sungay (Сунгай), length 103 kilometres (64 mi)
  • Talmenka (Тальменка), length 99 kilometres (62 mi)
  • Kamenka (Каменка), length 78 kilometres (48 mi)

References

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  1. ^ John P Rafferty, ed. (2011). Rivers and Streams. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 217–218. ISBN 1-61530-411-8.
  2. ^ "Река ЧУМЫШ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).