Oloy River
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The Oloy River is a river in Magadan Oblast
in Russia
, a right tributary of the Omolon River
(Kolyma
's basin). The length of the river is 471 kilometres (292.7 mi). The area of its drainage basin
is 23,100 km². It flows roughly northwestwards and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka
. This river meets the Kolyma at Kryukovo
.
Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Magadan....
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, a right tributary of the Omolon River
Omolon River
thumb|The Omolon flows into the KolymaThe Omolon River is the principal tributary of the Kolyma River in northeast Siberia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin 118,600 km². The Omolon River freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May - early June...
(Kolyma
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
's basin). The length of the river is 471 kilometres (292.7 mi). The area of its drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 23,100 km². It flows roughly northwestwards and passes through the sparsely populated areas of Chukotka
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
. This river meets the Kolyma at Kryukovo
Kryukovo
Kryukovo is a district of Moscow within Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug. It was formerly a village in Solnechnogorsky District of Moscow Oblast. Population: The main railway station in Zelenograd is also called Kryukovo....
.