Pyasina
The Pyasina (Russian: Пясина) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The river is 818 kilometres (508 mi) long, and its basin covers 182,000 square kilometres (70,000 sq mi). The Pyasina River originates in Lake Pyasino and flows into the Pyasino Gulf of the Kara Sea. There are more than 60,000 lakes in the basin of the Pyasina covering a total area of 10,450 square kilometres (4,030 sq mi). The river freezes up in late September or early October and stays under the ice until June. It is connected to the river Chetyrekh through its right distributary Staritsa.
| Pyasina | |
|---|---|
Basin of the Pyasina | |
| Native name | Пясина (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| City | Ust-Tareya |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Pyasino |
| • coordinates | 70.0645°N 88.0643°E |
| • elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Mouth | Kara Sea, Arctic Ocean |
• location | Pyasina Bay |
• coordinates | 73°54′00″N 87°02′50″E |
| Length | 818 km (508 mi) |
| Basin size | 182,000 km2 (70,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2,550 m3/s (90,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Agapa, Mokoritto, Pura |
| • right | Chernaya, Dudypta, Yangoda, Tareya, Binyuda |
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