Chikoy (river)

River in Mongolia and Russia

Chikoy

Buryat: Сүхэ гол
Mongolian: Цѳх гол
Russian: Чикой

View of the Chikoy River near Povorot village

Location in Buryatia, Russia

Location
Countries| Russia, Mongolia
Federal subjects| Transbaikal Krai, Buryatia
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Chikokon Range
• coordinates| 49°37′41″N 109°56′23″E﻿ / ﻿49.62806°N 109.93972°E﻿ / 49.62806; 109.93972
• elevation| ca 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Mouth| Selenga

• coordinates

| 51°3′28″N 106°39′4″E﻿ / ﻿51.05778°N 106.65111°E﻿ / 51.05778; 106.65111

• elevation

| 535 m (1,755 ft)
Length| 769 km (478 mi)
Basin size| 46,200 km2 (17,800 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression| Selenga→ Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Chikoy (Russian: Чикой; Mongolian: Цѳх гол, Tsökh gol; Buryat: Сүхэ гол, Sükhe gol) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai and the Buryat Republic in Russia, which partially flows along the Russia-Mongolia border. It is a right tributary of the Selenga. The length of the Chikoy is 769 kilometres (478 mi). The area of its basin is 46,200 square kilometres (17,800 sq mi).[1]

## Course[edit]

The Chikoy has its source in the Chikokon Range, in the northern slopes of the Bystrinsky Golets peak.[2] Its valley forms the northwestern limit of the Khentei-Daur Highlands.[3] The river usually freezes over in late October or early November and stays icebound until April or early May. Its largest tributary is the Menza.[4]

Basin of the Selenga. Chikoy river on the right (Chikoi)

## See also[edit]

* List of rivers of Russia
* Chikoy National Park
* Selenga Highlands

## References[edit]

1. ^ Russian State Water Register - Chikoy River
2. ^ Быстринский Голец, Small Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia
3. ^ Khentey, Small Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia
4. ^ This article includes content derived from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978, which is partially in the public domain.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Chikoy River at Wikimedia Commons

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