Seymchan (Kolyma)

Seymchan
Сеймчан
View of the river
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Location
CountryMagadan Oblast, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationConfluence of Left Seymchan and Right Seymchan
Upper Kolyma Highlands
  coordinates63°59′12″N 154°14′41″E / 63.986667°N 154.244722°E / 63.986667; 154.244722
MouthKolyma
  location
Near Seymchan
  coordinates
62°55′17″N 152°28′04″E / 62.921389°N 152.467778°E / 62.921389; 152.467778
Length158 km (98 mi)
Basin size3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average35.24 m3/s (1,244 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionKolymaEast 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.