Kolikyogan
River in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
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The Kolikyogan (Russian: Коликъёган,[1] also Колекъёган, often written Kolik"yegan or Kolik'egan) is a river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia. It is a right-hand tributary of the westward-flowing Vakh, which it enters from the north. It is 457 kilometres (284 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 12,200 square kilometres (4,700 sq mi).[2]
| Kolikyogan | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Siberian Uvaly |
| Mouth | Vakh |
• coordinates | 61.09639°N 78.29444°E |
| Length | 457 km (284 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,200 km2 (4,700 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vakh→ Ob→ Kara Sea |
The interfluvial area between the Kolikyogan and Sabun rivers of the west Siberian lowland is a zone of raised string bogs covering 12,885 square kilometres (4,975 sq mi). It is a status B Ramsar wetland, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000.[3] The river gives its name to the Verkhae-Kolikyogan oilfield, which has estimated ultimate recovery of 160 million cubic metres (1,008 million barrels) oil and of 120 billion cubic metres (4.2 trillion cubic feet) gas.[4]
