Khatyng-Yuryakh

River in Yakutia, Russia

Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia

LocationCountryRussiaPhysical characteristicsSource • locationLena Plateau MouthLungkha

• location

Kobyaysky District

• coordinates

63°50′58″N 126°35′12″E / 63.84944°N 126.58667°E / 63.84944; 126.58667Length315 km (196 mi)Basin size2,570 km² (990 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionLungkha → Lena→ Laptev Sea

The Khatyng-Yuryakh (Russian: Хатынг-Юрях; Yakut: Хатыҥ Үрэх) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is the longest tributary of the Lungkha, of the Lena basin. Its length is 315 kilometres (196 mi) and its drainage basin area 2,570 square kilometres (990 sq mi).^[1]

Course

The Khatyng-Yuryakh is a left tributary of the Lungkha. It is formed on the northern fringes of the Lena Plateau. It heads first in an approximately northeastern direction, descending into the Central Yakutian Lowland. In its middle course it bends and flows roughly northwards, strongly meandering within a wide floodplain dotted with numerous lakes. Finally it meets the right bank of the Lungkha 52 kilometres (32 mi) from its mouth in the Lena.^[2]^[3]

Tributaries

The largest tributary of the Khatyng-Yuryakh is the 27 km (17 mi) long Chyuyolyu from the right. The river basin is fed by rain and snow. The Khatyng-Yuryakh freezes in mid-October and stays under ice until the second half of May.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Река ХАТЫНГ-ЮРЭХ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
^ Google Earth
^ ^a ^b "P-51_52 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Nature.ykt