Popigay (river)

The Popigay (Попигай) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Khatanga. The length of the river is 532 km. The area of its drainage basin is 50,300 km2. The river has its source in the Anabar Plateau. It freezes up in October and breaks up in June. Its main tributaries are the Rassokha and Fomich.

The river passes by the Popigay crater, about 900 km northeast of Norilsk.