Bulun (river)
| Bulun Булун | |
|---|---|
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| District | Severo-Evensky District, Omsukchansky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kongin Range Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 64°43′30″N 157°43′59″E / 64.72500°N 157.73306°E |
| • elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Mouth | Korkodon |
• coordinates | 65°03′49″N 154°51′55″E / 65.06361°N 154.86528°E |
• elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Length | 428 km (266 mi) |
| Basin size | 17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Korkodon → Kolyma→ East Siberian Sea |
The Bulun (Russian: Булун), also known as "Rassokha", is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of 428 kilometres (266 mi) and a drainage basin of 17,000 square kilometres (6,600 sq mi). The Bulun is the longest tributary of the Korkodon, of the Kolyma basin. Its river basin is located in a discontinuous permafrost zone.
The river flows across an uninhabited area of the Kolyma Mountains. Formerly there was a gold-mining settlement in its basin named Rassokha, but it was abandoned in the 1970s.