Arman (river)

The Arman (Армань; ) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is 197 km long, with a drainage basin of 7770 km2.

The name of the Arman originated in the Even language, meaning "spring" or "mashed ice". In the upper course there are stretches where the river is known as Artelnyi (Agchakh) and Akhchan.

Course
The river has its source in the Olsky Plateau of the Upper Kolyma Highlands, 35 km to the west of Atka at an elevation of about 700 m. It flows roughly southwards across a mountainous area. In its last stretch is descends to a floodplain with wetlands to the west of Magadan, where it flows across the Arman Range. Further downstream it is joined by the Khasyn from the left. The river ends in a wide lagoon separated from the sea by a landspit. The waters of the Arman enter Taui Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk through a narrow channel at the western end of the spit. Arman village is located on the western side of the mouth of the river.

The main tributary of the Arman is the 115 km long Khasyn that joins it in its lower course from the left. Other tributaries are relatively small. The river is frozen between October and May.

Fauna
The river is a spawning ground for salmon. Other main fish species in the Arman are coho salmon, grayling, Dolly Varden char and kundzha.