Belaya River (Chukotka)

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Location of the Belaya ( Белая ) in the catchment area of the Anadyr

The Belaya (Russian Белая, " The White ") is a left tributary of the Anadyr in Siberia, whose upper course forms the Jurumkuwejem ( Юрумкувеем ).

The river rises on the Anadyr Plateau. From there it flows initially in an easterly direction, then in predominantly southerly direction. He takes on the left-side tributaries Bolshoi Pykarwaam, Tschaawaam and Bolschaja Ossinowaja. At river kilometer 111 meets the Enmywaam, which drains the Elgygytgyn crater lake, coming from the right to the Jurumkuwejem. This confluence marks the start of the lower reaches called Belaya. The Belaya opens in Ust- Belaya in the Anadyr. The river has a total length of 396 km. Together with the tributary of Bolshoi Pykarwaam the maximum length of 487 km of the river system. The Belaya has a catchment area of ​​44,700 km ². The river freezes in late October / early November and is open from early June again free of ice. The river forms a spawning ground for salmon fish.