Korkodon
Water type: River
Basin: Kolyma -> East Siberian Sea
Continent:
Asia
Climate:
Subpolar
Country:
Russia
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Perciformes - Perches
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Cypriniformes - Carps
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
The Korkodon (Russian: Коркодон; Northern Yukaghir: Коркигэ) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma, with a length of 476 kilometres a drainage basin of 42,800 square kilometres. The upper reaches of the river are in Omsukchansky District, then it flows across the Srednekansky District in its lower course.
The Korkodon basin is a desolate area; there are no settlements, but since the lower reaches of the river are navigable; timber rafting was carried out in the 20th century.