Bakhapcha
{{Infobox river
| name = Bakhapcha
| other_name = Бахапча
| image = Maymandzhin Range ONC D-8.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = Russia Magadan Oblast
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
| source1_location = Lake Solnechnoye
Kolyma Mountains
| source1_elevation = {{convert|753|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|60|55|04|N|150|30|04|E|}}
| mouth = Kolyma
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|330|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|62|06|32|N|150|36|03|E|region:RU|display=it}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Russia
| subdivision_type2 = Federal subject
| subdivision_name2 = Magadan Oblast
| subdivision_type3 =District
| subdivision_name3 = Yagodninsky District
Khasynsky District
Tenkinsky District
| length = {{convert|212|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|125|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|13800|km2|abbr=on}}
| progression = {{RKolyma}}
}}
The Bakhapcha ({{langx|ru|Бахапча}}; also "Бохапча") is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of {{convert|212|km|mi}} and a drainage basin of {{convert|13800|km2|mi2}}.{{GVR|265124|Река Бохапча}}
The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the Kolyma.
The nearest village is Sinegorye, located to the west of its mouth.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/p-55_56.jpg|title=Топографска карта P-55_56 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)|access-date=13 March 2022}} The upper course of the river is a protected area.[http://oopt.aari.ru/oopt/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE Ольское плато - ООПТ России]
Course
The source of the Bakhapcha is in lake Solnechnoye, a small lake located west of the Olsky Plateau (Ольское плато), at the western end of the Kolyma Mountains. The Maymandzhin Range rises to the east of the river basin. The river heads across an uninhabited area roughly northwards until its mouth. Flowing across mountainous terrain there are many rapids. In the floodplain of the middle reaches the riverbed branches into sleeves with many islands in between. Further downstream the river is slightly meandering. Finally the Bakhapcha joins the right bank of the Kolyma {{convert|1839|km|mi}} from its mouth, {{convert|5|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the east of Sinegorye.Google Earth[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article101504.html Бахапча], Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov – 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. {{in lang|ru}}{{cite web|url=https://water-rf.ru/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B/1566/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%87%D0%B0|website=water-rf.ru|title=Water of Russia - Бахапча|access-date=13 March 2022}}
The river freezes yearly between late October and late May. The main tributaries of the Bakhapcha are the {{convert|157|km|mi}} long Maltan and the {{convert|121|km|mi}} long Nerega from the right.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://aktivnyj-otdykh.ru/pamyatniki-prirody/magadanskaya-oblast/khasynskij-rajon.html Хасынский район - Активный отдых для энергичных людей] Tourist routes (in Russian)
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Category:Rivers of Magadan Oblast
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