Sugoy
{{Infobox river
| name = Sugoy
Сугой
| pushpin_map = Russia Magadan Oblast
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
| source1_location = Kolyma Highlands
| source1_elevation = {{convert|515|m|abbr=on}}
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|62|13|7|N|156|15|51|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| mouth = Kolyma
| mouth_location =
| progression = {{RKolyma}}
| mouth_elevation =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|64|15|8|N|154|29|28|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU|display=it}}
| length = {{convert|347|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|26100|km2|abbr=on}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Magadan Oblast, Russia
}}
The Sugoy ({{lang-rus|Сугой}}) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is {{convert|347|km|mi}} long, with a drainage basin of {{convert|26100|km2|mi2}}.[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=266275 Russian State Water Register - Sugoy River]
The river freezes in October and stays frozen until late May or early June. There are important coal deposits in the Sugoy basin.Сугой, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. {{in lang|ru}}
Course
The river has its source in the confluence of two small rivers of the Kolyma Highlands at an elevation of {{convert|515|m|ft}} and flows roughly westwards in its upper course. After a sharp bend it flows northwards along the eastern flank of the Omsukchan Range. North of Omsukchan town the intermontane basin where the river flows is up to {{convert|1.2|km|}} wide and includes extensive wetland areas, as well as dense forests.[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/1246/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B9 Water - Sugoy] {{in lang|ru}} Finally it joins the right bank of the Kolyma {{convert|1300|km|abbr=on}} from its mouth.Google Earth
The main tributary of the Sugoy is the Khetagchan (Хетагчан) that joins it in its lower course from the right.[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operational_Navigation_Chart_D-8,_4th_edition.jpg 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8]
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://water-rf.ru/ Water] (in Russian)
- [https://magfer.ru/files/Kolyma/Kolyma-ENG.pdf Kolyma - Modern Guidebook to Magadan Oblast]