| Khanchaly | |
| Other Name: | Ханчалы / Ханчылы |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 62.3197°N 128.1086°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 250m (820feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 63.4644°N 128.5017°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 241km (150miles) |
| Basin Size: | 2920km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Khanchaly (Russian: Ханчалы; Yakut: Ханчылы, Xançılı) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 241km (150miles). Its drainage basin area is 2920km2.
The river flows across the Gorny, Namsky and Kobyaysky districts of Yakutia.[1]
The entire length of the course of the Khanchaly falls within the Central Yakutian Lowland. Its source is in an area of lakes, the largest of which is lake Chabyda (Чабыда), a protected area located to the west of Yakutsk.[2] The river flows first northeastwards, then it bends northwards, flowing parallel to the Kenkeme all along its middle and lower course. The Khanchaly heads steadily in a northern direction within poorly drained flatland until its mouth in the Lena. The confluence of the Khanchaly with the Lena is 1260km (780miles) from its mouth.[3]
There are many small lakes in the Khanchaly basin, especially on the western side, to the east of the course of the Sitte.[3] The river freezes between the second half of October and mid May.
The largest tributaries of the Khanchaly are the 22km (14miles) long Ulakhan-Khariyalaakh (Улахан-Харыйалаах), as well as the 29km (18miles) long Khotokukaan (Хотокукаан) from the left.
