Popigay
Popigay 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
- 72.56°, 109.30°
About Popigay
The Popigay (Russian: Попигай) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Khatanga. The length of the river is 532 kilometers (331 mi). The area of its drainage basin is 50,300 square kilometers (19,400 sq mi). The river has its source in the Anabar Plateau. It freezes up in October and breaks up in June. Its main tributaries are the Rassokha and Fomich.
The river passes by the Popigay crater, about 900 kilometers (560 mi) northeast of Norilsk.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Popigay (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popigay: Key Facts
| Length | 532 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 400 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 50,300 km² |
| Mouth | Khatanga |
| Drainage system | Khatanga basin |
| Tributaries | Rassokha, Fomich, Fomich, Polovinnaya, Sopochnaya |
Facts from Wikidata Q1630635 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
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Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
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Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Popigay: Quick Answers
- Where is Popigay?
- Popigay is located in Russia, at 72.5645° N, 109.3001° E.
- Are there dams on the Popigay?
- No dam on the Popigay is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.