Amga | |
Source1 Location: | Aldan Highlands |
Mouth: | Aldan |
Mouth Coordinates: | 62.6281°N 134.9197°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
Length: | 1462km (908miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 178m3/s |
Basin Size: | 69300km2 |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia |
The Amga (Russian: Амга; Yakut: Амма, Amma) is a river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. The length of the river is 1462km (908miles). The area of its basin is 69300km2. The Amga freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May. Many different kinds of Fish can be found in the Amga river.
The river has its source in the Aldan Highlands. It forms the eastern limit of the Lena Plateau. It is the biggest tributary of the Aldan, which it joins on the left bank a few miles west of Khandyga.[1]