Chirko-Kem [2] [3] ( outdated. Chirka-Kem [4] ) is a river in the north of Karelia , the right tributary of the Kemi river ( White Sea basin ).
| Shirko-Kem | |
|---|---|
 Kem River Basin | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 221 km |
| Pool | 8270 km² |
| Water consumption | 81 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | river confluence: Kem and Teal |
| • Location | West Karelian Upland |
| • Height | below 193 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Yushkozero |
| • Height | 89.9 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Yushkozero → Kem → White Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Republic of Karelia |
| Areas | Kalevala district , Muezersky district |
| HWR code | |
The river is 221 [4] km long and its catchment area is 8270 [4] km². It originates from the confluence of the Kem and Chirka rivers on the West Karelian Upland. In its course passes a series of lakes, flows into Lake Yushkojärvi . The height of the mouth is 89.9 [5] m above sea level.
Snow and rain food. The average annual flow rate is about 81 m³ / s. Depth usually does not exceed 3 meters.
Non-navigable due to the large number of rifts and rapids, most of which do not freeze. The noise of the “Pot” threshold is heard over 3 km. The largest threshold is Tahko Padun. Usually freezes at the end of October - November, opens at the end of April - May.
The water is dark, visibility no more than 5 meters. River rafting on an industrial scale has not been conducted since the 1980s. Flora and fauna is common for rivers and lakes of Karelia.
The river is of great interest for sports tourism; it is located in the border zone of the Russian Federation. There are only two settlements in the coastal zone: the village of Borovoy and the village of Yushkozero .
Major tributaries
- 12 km from the mouth, on the left bank of the river flows the Mellichajoki River.
- 22 km from the mouth, on the right bank of the river flows the river Ovria .
- 63 km from the estuary, along the left bank of the river flows the Rastas River.
- 64 km from the estuary, on the left bank of the river flows the river Häme .
- 69 km from the mouth, on the left bank of the river flows the river Nyaugu .
- 104 km from the estuary, along the left bank of the river flows the Nurdas River.
- 119 km from the mouth, on the left bank of the river flows the Muezerka River.
- 185 km from the mouth, on the left bank of the river flows the Kivi-oya river.
- 194 km from the estuary, along the right bank of the river flows the Kozhala River.
- At 220 km from the mouth, on the right bank of the river flows the Chirka River.
- 220 km from the estuary, the Kem River flows into the left bank of the river.
Water registry data
According to the state water register of Russia, it belongs to the Barents-Belomorsky basin district , the Kem river water sector from the Yushkozersky hydroelectric complex to the Krivoporozhsky hydroelectric complex , there is no river sub-basin. The river basin - the river basins of the Kola Peninsula and Karelia, flows into the White Sea [4] .
The code of the object in the state water registry is 02020000912102000003648 [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 2. Karelia and the North-West / ed. E.N. Tarakanova. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1965 .-- 700 p.
- ↑ Map sheet P-36-3.4 Woloma . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain in 1980. 1985 edition
- ↑ Map sheet P-36-I, II Rebola . Scale: 1: 200 000. Indicate the date of issue / condition of the area .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 State Water Register . Chirko-Kem (Teal-Kem) . textual.ru . Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia (March 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.
- ↑ Map sheet Q-36-113,114 Yushkozero . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain for 1982. 1985 edition
Links
- Teal-Kem - an article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .