Bolshaya Laptyuga

The Bolshaya Loptyuga winds across a marshy, sparsely settled plain to join the Mezen from the left. Its Komi name is Ydzhyd Lopi. The river is fed chiefly by snowmelt and rises in May; the Yod, Subach and Yadmas are among its larger tributaries. Forest and wetlands surround the winding channel, and the village of Butkan stands near its mouth. The Mezen carries its waters north toward the White Sea.