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The Lyutoga (Russian: Лю́тога) is a river on Sakhalin island, third by size within the island. It flows through Kholmsk and Aniva districts of Sakhalin Oblast. Starting at the western slope of the Mitsulsky Mountain Ridge, which belongs to the system of Western Sakhalin Mountains. It flows along a wide valley from North to South, and discharges into the Aniva Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk. There is a town of Aniva (Russian: Ани́ва) (with population of ca. 8,100 people) in the mouth of the river, the town used to have the same name as the river before 1905. There are several comparatively large villages located on Lyutoga banks (upstream to downstream): Pyatirechie (Russian: Пятире́чье) (ca. 600), Chaplanovo (Russian: Чапла́ново) (ca. 900), Ogon'ki (Russian: Огоньки́) (ca. 400) and Petropavlovskoye (Russian: Петропа́вловское) (ca. 400).

Lyutoga
Location of mouth
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Sea of Okhotsk
• location	Aniva Bay
• coordinates	46.697318°N 142.530623°E / 46.697318; 142.530623
Length	130 km (81 mi)
Basin size	1,530 km2 (590 sq mi)

The Lyutoga is 130 kilometres (81 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,530 square kilometres (590 sq mi).[1] The river is fed mainly by melting snow. Average inclination is 0,37%, average discharge (near Ogon'ki Village) — 31,7 m³/s, average annual flow being about 1 km³. The width near the mouth is 145 m. The highest level of the river is usually observed in the end of April, the lowest - in the middle of September. From the beginning of December till middle of April the river is covered by ice.

The largest tributaries (in brackets - length, km): right — Bystraya (Podgornaya) (42), Chipian (21), Kamenka (18), Okulovka (17); left — Tiobut (52), Bezymyanka (21), Chernozyomka (16), Naryan-Mar (16).[1]

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- [en] Lyutoga

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[ru] Лютога

Лю́тога[2] — река на острове Сахалин, третья по протяжённости река Сахалинской области[3]. В административном отношении протекает по Холмскому и Анивскому районам Сахалинской области. Берёт начало от слияния нескольких мелких рек на западном склоне Мицульского хребта в системе Западно-Сахалинских гор. Общее направление течения — с севера на юг. Протекает по широкой равнине. Впадает в залив Анива Охотского моря. В устье находится село Рыбацкое. На реке стоят город Анива (9 378 жителей) и сёла (сверху вниз по течению): Пятиречье (ок. 400 жителей), Чапланово (ок. 700), Огоньки (ок. 300) и Петропавловское (ок. 400). Прежнее название реки Труатога, с айнского языка переводится как «дорога к морскому берегу»[4].

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