Kotuy
Kotuy is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 67.96°, 99.08°
About Kotuy
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.
The Kotuy is 1,409 kilometres (876 mi) long, and the area of its basin is 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 mi2). It freezes up in late September or early October and breaks up in late May or early June.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kotuy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kotuy in Depth
Course
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.
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.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kotuy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kotuy: Key Facts
| Length | 1,409 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 176,000 km² |
| Source | Putorana Plateau |
| Mouth | Khatanga |
| Drainage system | Khatanga basin |
| Tributaries | Moyero, Kotuykan River, Voyevolikhan, Changada, Tukalan, Eriyechka, Khakoma, Korita |
Facts from Wikidata Q26374 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Kotuy: Quick Answers
- Where is Kotuy?
- Kotuy is located in Russia, at 67.9581° N, 99.0782° E.
- Are there dams on the Kotuy?
- No dam on the Kotuy is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.