Seymchan (Kolyma)
| Seymchan Сеймчан | |
|---|---|
View of the river | |
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Magadan Oblast, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of Left Seymchan and Right Seymchan Upper Kolyma Highlands |
| • coordinates | 63°59′12″N 154°14′41″E / 63.986667°N 154.244722°E |
| Mouth | Kolyma |
• location | Near Seymchan |
• coordinates | 62°55′17″N 152°28′04″E / 62.921389°N 152.467778°E |
| Length | 158 km (98 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 35.24 m3/s (1,244 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kolyma→ East Siberian Sea |
The Seymchan (Russian: Сеймчан) is a river in Srednekansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kolyma, with a length of 158 kilometres (98 mi) a drainage basin of 3,600 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi).
The name comes from the Yakut language word Kheymchen, which is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice.