| Khanda Yakut: Ханда | |
| Other Name: | Belaya |
| Source1: | Sette-Daban, Verkhoyansk Range |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 61.7058°N 138.3819°W |
| Mouth: | Aldan River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 61.6325°N 135.5036°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Russian Federation |
| Length: | 281km (175miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.099m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 870km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Khanda (Russian: Ханда; Yakut: Ханда, Xanda), also known as Belaya (Russian: Белая), is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin.
The Khanda has a length of 281km (175miles) and a drainage basin area of 8790km2. There are no settlements in the area of the river. The nearest inhabited places are Khandyga of Tompo District and Eldikan of Ust-Maysky District to the north and south of the river's mouth respectively.[1]
In the International scale of river difficulty the Khanda is a Class II destination for rafting and kayaking. [2]
The Khanda originates in the Sette-Daban slopes, not far west of the Skalisty Range, in the southern area of the Verkhoyansk mountain system.
In the upper section of its course the river flows across mountainous terrain, heading roughly westwards and cutting across the Ulakhan-Bom. The river turns then northwestwards flanking the northern end of the Kyllakh Range. Finally the Khanda makes a wide bend to the southwest and meets the right bank of the Aldan River, about 140km (90miles) downstream from the mouth of the Allakh-Yun, 623km (387miles) from the confluence of the Aldan with the Lena River.[3] [4] [5]
The main tributaries of the Khanda are the 89km (55miles) long Burkhala (Бурхала) and the 70km (40miles) long Mutula (Мутула). The river freezes in October and stays frozen until May.[6]
