Bolshoy Patom
| Bolshoy Patom Большой Патом | |
|---|---|
Bolshoy Patom river course map section | |
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Patom Highlands |
| • coordinates | 58°50′24″N 115°26′45″E / 58.84000°N 115.44583°E |
| • elevation | 842.5 m (2,764 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 60°02′23″N 117°18′10″E / 60.03972°N 117.30278°E |
• elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Length | 570 km (350 mi) |
| Basin size | 28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 350 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Bolshoy Patom (Russian: Большой Патом), "Big Patom", is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the 11th longest tributary of the Lena with a length of 570 kilometres (350 mi) and a drainage basin area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi).
Bolshoy Patom village is located by the riverbank in its lower course. Tourists visit the Bolshoy Patom river mainly for rafting and kayaking. In the International scale of river difficulty the Bolshoy Patom is a Class III and IV river. There are picturesque white limestone cliffs flanking a number of stretches of the Bolshoy Patom.