Rauchua

Rauchua

 

(also Rauchuvan; Bol’shaia Baranikha), a river in the Chukcha Autonomous Okrug, Magadan Oblast, RSFSR. It is 323 km long and drains an area of 15,400 sq km. Originating on the Ilirneiskii Ridge, the Rauchua crosses the Rauchua Range and flows into the East Siberian Sea in several channels. It is fed by snow and rain.