Kolikyogan

The Kolikyogan (Russian: Коликъёган, also Колекъёган, often written Kolik"yegan or Kolik'egan) is a river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia. It is a right-hand tributary of the westward-flowing Vakh, which it enters from the north. It is 457 kilometres (284 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 12,200 square kilometres (4,700 sq mi).

Kolikyogan
Mouth location in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Region	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Siberian Uvaly
Mouth	Vakh
• coordinates	61.09639°N 78.29444°E / 61.09639; 78.29444
Length	457 km (284 mi)
Basin size	12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Vakh→ Ob→ Kara Sea

The interfluvial area between the Kolikyogan and Sabun rivers of the west Siberian lowland is a zone of raised string bogs covering 12,885 square kilometres (4,975 sq mi). It is a status B Ramsar wetland, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000. The river gives its name to the Verkhae-Kolikyogan oilfield, which has estimated ultimate recovery of 160 million cubic metres (1,008 million barrels) oil and of 120 billion cubic metres (4.2 trillion cubic feet) gas.

References

Sources

• Fraser, Lauchlan H.; Keddy, Paul A. (2005-06-10). The World's Largest Wetlands: Ecology and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-83404-9. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
• Halbouty, Michel Thomas (2003). Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade, 1990-1999. AAPG. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-89181-359-0. Retrieved 29 March 2013.