The Kotuy (Russian: Котуй) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is one of the two rivers that form the Khatanga; the other one being the Kheta.

Kotuy
Котуй
View of the river
Kotuy is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Kotuy
Location in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Location
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District,
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPutorana Mountains
 • coordinates69°4′13″N 94°52′27″E / 69.07028°N 94.87417°E / 69.07028; 94.87417
 • elevation753 m (2,470 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Kheta to form the Khatanga
 • coordinates
71°54′56″N 102°6′10″E / 71.91556°N 102.10278°E / 71.91556; 102.10278
 • elevation
1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Length1,409 km (876 mi)
Basin size176,000 km2 (68,000 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKhatangaLaptev Sea

The Kotuy is 1,409 kilometres (876 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi).[1] It freezes up in late September or early October and breaks up in late May or early June.

Course

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The Kotuy has its source in the Putorana Mountains and flows north, cutting from the south across the western side of the Anabar Plateau. After leaving the plateau area it flows northwestwards until the confluence with the Kheta to form the Khatanga, a little distance upstream from Khatanga town.[2]

Its main tributaries are the Moyero, the Tukalan, the Eriyechka, the Changada, and the Kotuykan, which has its source in the highest part of the Anabar Plateau. Lake Yessey is part of the river basin.[3]

See also

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References

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