Kalakan (river)
The Kalakan () is a river in Transbaikalia, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is  long, and has a drainage basin of . The Kalakan gives its name to the Kalakan Range, as well as to the Kalakan Depression. The Kalakan river is a destination for rafting. Taimen and lenok are among the fish species found in the river. Course

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. The Kalakan Range rises above the left bank of the river. There are up to  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  from the Vitim's mouth in the Lena. The longest tributary of the Kalakan is the  long Tundak on the left and the  long Usmun on the right. The river is frozen between mid October and mid May. There are 96 lakes with a total area of    in the basin of the Kalakan. The area is marked by permafrost. See also
List of rivers of Russia

References

External links
Калакан 1
Калакан 2
Калакан 1997

Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai