Arman (river)

Arman
Армань
Arman; Армань
	Lower course of the Arman, Magadan Oblast
	Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Location
Country	Magadan Oblast, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kolyma Mountains
• coordinates	60°49′1″N 151°8′20″E / 60.81694°N 151.13889°E
• elevation	ca 700 m (2,300 ft)
Mouth	Sea of Okhotsk
• location	Near Arman, Taui Bay; Sea of Okhotsk
• coordinates	59°39′58″N 150°6′50″E / 59.66611°N 150.11389°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	197 km (122 mi)
Basin size	7,770 km2 (3,000 sq mi)

The Arman (Russian: Армань; Even: Анманра) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 197 kilometres (122 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 7,770 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi).^[1]

The name of the Arman originated in the Even language, meaning "spring" or "mashed ice". In the upper course there are stretches where the river is known as Artelnyi (Agchakh) and Akhchan.^[2]

Course

The river has its source in the Olsky Plateau of the Upper Kolyma Highlands, 35 km (22 mi) to the west of Atka at an elevation of about 700 metres (2,300 ft). It flows roughly southwards across a mountainous area. In its last stretch is descends to a floodplain with wetlands to the west of Magadan, where it flows across the Arman Range. Further downstream it is joined by the Khasyn from the left. The river ends in a wide lagoon separated from the sea by a landspit. The waters of the Arman enter Taui Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk through a narrow channel at the western end of the spit. Arman village is located on the western side of the mouth of the river.^[3]^[4]

The main tributary of the Arman is the 115 km (71 mi) long Khasyn that joins it in its lower course from the left. Other tributaries are relatively small.^[4] The river is frozen between October and May.^[2]