| Kalakan | |
| Source1: | Kalakan Range South Siberian System |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 55.6633°N 119.3978°W |
| Mouth: | Vitim |
| Mouth Elevation: | 802m (2,631feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 55.1206°N 116.7617°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Federal subject |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Length: | 314km (195miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 78m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 10600km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Transbaikalia, Russia |
The Kalakan (ru|Калакан) is a river in Transbaikalia, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .[1] The Kalakan gives its name to the Kalakan Range, as well as to the Kalakan Depression.[2]
The Kalakan river is a destination for rafting. Taimen and lenok are among the fish species found in the river.
The Kalakan is a right tributary of the Vitim. Its sources are in the Kalakan Range, at the eastern edge of the Vitim Plateau, where it flows first to the north. After a short distance it bends to the left and flows in a WSW direction along the feet of the Yankan Range, which separates it from the course of the Kalar to the north.[3] [1] [4] The Kalakan Range rises above the left bank of the river. There are up to 3km (02miles) wide floodplain sections, as well as branched-meandering sections in the lower course of the Kalakan. Finally the Kalakan meets the Vitim at the Buryatian border 958km (595miles) from the Vitim's mouth in the Lena.[5]
The longest tributary of the Kalakan is the 136km (85miles) long Tundak on the left and the 96km (60miles) long Usmun on the right. The river is frozen between mid October and mid May. There are 96 lakes with a total area of 2.3sqkm in the basin of the Kalakan. The area is marked by permafrost.[6] [4]
