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Kulu (river)
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The Kulu (Russian: Кулу) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma river, which forms at the confluence of the Kulu and the Ayan-Yuryakh.[1]
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Kulu Кулу | |
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![]() The Kulu and the Ayan-Yuryakh are located at the head of the Kolyma | |
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of rivers Khujakh and Kenelichi |
• location | Suntar-Khayata, Khabarovsk Krai |
• coordinates | 61°52′23″N 144°33′40″E[1] |
Mouth | Kolyma river |
• location | Tenkinsky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia |
• coordinates | 62°17′40″N 147°43′55″E |
Length | 300 kilometres (190 mi)[2] |
Basin size | 15,600 square kilometres (6,000 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 140 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kolyma→ East Siberian Sea |
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The name of the river originated in the Chukchi word kuul — meaning "deep river".[3]
The Kulu flows through desolate territory; the only settlement by the river is Kulu, a village which had a population of 1,345 inhabitants in 1977, but which was abolished in 2008. In 2017 it was revived by two families who resettled the abandoned village and established a farm. There were 56 inhabitants in 2021.[4]