Velikaya (Chukotka)
The Velikaya, is a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of.Course
It flows north-eastwards from the confluence of the rivers Kuimveyem and Kylvygeyvaam in the Koryak Range through the southern end of the Anadyr Lowlands into Onemen Bay, part of the Anadyr River estuary of the Bering Sea at the Gulf of Anadyr. The Rarytkin Range rises along the left bank of the river in its middle and lower course.
Velikaya translates to great in Russian, Bolshaya translates to big in Russian. The Velikaya and its tributaries belong to the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. One of the native names of this river is Echinku, so that in some documents referring to this river in Soviet times, it was referred to as Velikaya-Echinku.
There is a small populated place in the area close to its estuary also called Velikaya.
Beluga whales are common in its estuarine waters.
