Podkamennaya Tunguska

The Podkamennaya Tunguska (Russian: Подкаменная Тунгуска, literally Tunguska under the stones; Evenki: Дулгу Катэнӈа, Ket: Ӄо’ль) also known as Middle Tunguska or Stony Tunguska, is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Podkamennaya Tunguska
Stony Tunguska
Map of the Podkamennaya Tunguska basin
Location
CountryRussian Federation
Physical characteristics
SourceAngara Range
  locationnear Rudnogorsk, Irkutsk Oblast
  coordinates57°41′46″N 104°20′20″E
  elevation514 m (1,686 ft)
MouthYenisey
  location
Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk Krai
  coordinates
61°35′40″N 90°08′00″E
  elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Length1,865 km (1,159 mi)
Basin size240,000 km2 (93,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average1,750 m3/s (62,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionYeniseyKara Sea

History

In 1908, an asteroid impacted near the river and later became known as the Tunguska event.

The river was the set location in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation DLC map, Call of The Dead.

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