[2] Graylings, longnose suckers, pikes and whitefish are common in the Balygychan waters.

It flows roughly northwards along the western flank of the Omsukchan Range.

North of the town the Balygychan flows along a marshy intermontane basin where the river widens, meanders and divides in arms.

The town of Balygychan lies on the right bank of the Kolyma, just a little upstream from the confluence.

It is about 400 km (250 mi) long from the source of the Left Balygychan to the confluence with the Kolyma.