WETLANDS IN RUSSIA Volume 4 Wetlands in Northeastern Russia Compiled by A.V.Andreev Moscow 2004 © Wetlands International, 2004 All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism, or review (as permitted under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988) no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright holder. The production of this publication has been generously supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands Citation: Andreev, A.V. 2004. Wetlands in Russia, Volume 4: Wetlands in Northeastern Russia. Wetlands International–Russia Programme.198 pp. ISBN 90-5882-024-6 Editorial Board: V.O.Avdanin, V.G.Vinogradov, V.Yu. Iliashenko, I.E.Kamennova, V.G.Krivenko, V.A.Orlov, V.S.Ostapenko, V.E.Flint Translation: Yu.V.Morozov Editing of English text: D. Engelbrecht Layout: M.A.Kiryushkin Cover photograph: A.V.Andreev Designed and produced by KMK Scientific Press Available from: Wetlands International-Russia Programme Nikoloyamskaya Ulitsa, 19, stroeniye 3 Moscow 109240, Russia Fax: + 7 095 7270938; E-mail: [email protected] The presentation of material in this publication and the geographical designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Wetlands International, concerning the legal status of any territory or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Contents FOREWORD .........................................................................................................................................................................5 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................6 GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC OF WETLANDS AND THEIR LOCATION IN NORTHERN ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST ......8 CLASSIFICATION, LIST OF WETLANDS AND THEIR LOCATION .......................................................................................................21 WETLand INVENTORY ........................................................................................................................................................24 1. East Siberian Sea Catchment ......................................................................................................................................24 1.1. Lower Chukochya River ..........................................................................................................................................24 1.2. Kolyma Delta ..........................................................................................................................................................28 1.3. Khalerchinskaya Tundra ..........................................................................................................................................36 1.4. Lower Rauchua River and Kyttyk Peninsula ...........................................................................................................41 1.5. Ust-Chaun ...............................................................................................................................................................43 1.6. Nolde Bay ...............................................................................................................................................................48 1.7. Billings Cape ...........................................................................................................................................................50 1.8. Seabird colonies on the East Siberian Sea Coast .....................................................................................................51 2. Kolyma River Catchment ...........................................................................................................................................64 2.1. Ilirneiskiye Lakes ....................................................................................................................................................64 2.2. Omolon-Anyui Interfluvial Area ..............................................................................................................................65 2.3. Middle Omolon River .............................................................................................................................................68 2.4. Balygychanskaya Basin ...........................................................................................................................................73 2.5. Jack London Lake ...................................................................................................................................................76 3. Chukchi Sea Catchment ..............................................................................................................................................81 3.1. Lower Amguema River and Ukouge Lagoon ...........................................................................................................81 3.2. Kolyuchin Island .....................................................................................................................................................84 3.3. Belyaka Spit ............................................................................................................................................................85 3.4. Kolyuchinskaya Bay (southern part) ........................................................................................................................87 3.5. Ioni Lake .................................................................................................................................................................89 3.6. Lower Chegitun River .............................................................................................................................................90 3.7. Uelen and Inchoun Lagoons ....................................................................................................................................92 3.8. Lake Koolen ............................................................................................................................................................94 3.9. Seabird colonies on the Chukchi Sea Coast .............................................................................................................96 4. Bering Sea Catchment ..............................................................................................................................................101 4.1. Mechigmen Bay ....................................................................................................................................................101 4.2. Senyavin Straits .....................................................................................................................................................102 4.3. Lower Avtotkul River ............................................................................................................................................105 4.4. Markovskaya Basin ............................................................................................................................................... 112 4.5. Lake Elgygytkin .................................................................................................................................................... 116 4.6. Seabird colonies on the Bering Sea Coast (from Cape Dezhnev to Cape Navarin) ................................................120 5. Sea of Okhotsk Catchment .......................................................................................................................................124 5.1. Malkachanskaya Tundra ........................................................................................................................................124 5.2. Yamskiye Islands ...................................................................................................................................................131 5.3. Nakhatandzhinskaya Tundra ..................................................................................................................................134 5.4. Babushkin Bay ......................................................................................................................................................142 5.5. Odyan Bay and Umara Island ................................................................................................................................145 5.6. Lake Chistoye ........................................................................................................................................................149 Wetlands in Russia 5.7. Olskaya Lagoon.....................................................................................................................................................150 5.8. Motykleisky Bay ...................................................................................................................................................153 5.9. Talan Island ...........................................................................................................................................................156 5.10. Kavinskaya Basin and Chukcha Lake