Khemchik

Khemchik

Khemchik

River in Russia

The Khemchik (Russian: Хемчик; Tuvan: Хемчик, Xemçik) is a river in Tuva in Russia, a left tributary of the Yenisey. The length of the river is 320 km, the area of its drainage basin is 27,000 km2.[1] The Khemchik freezes up in November and remains icebound until late April - early May. Its main tributaries are the Alash and Ak-Sug from the left, and the Barlyk and Chadan from the right.[2] The town Ak-Dovurak is located in the valley of the Khemchik.[2]

Basin of the Yenisey
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  1. [1]
    "Река Хемчик (Кемчик) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. [2]
    Хемчик, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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