Khatyng-Yuryakh Explained

Khatyng-Yuryakh
Other Name:Хатынг-Юрях / Хатыҥ Үрэх
Mouth Coordinates:63.8494°N 126.5867°W
Progression:Lungkha
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:315km (196miles)
Basin Size:2570km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia

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 315km (196miles) and its drainage basin area 2570km2.

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 52km (32miles) from its mouth in the Lena.[1]

Tributaries

The largest tributary of the Khatyng-Yuryakh is the 27km (17miles) 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.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. [Google Earth]
  2. Web site: P-51_52 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 30 March 2023.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20080613135352/http://www.nature.ykt.ru/RIAC/Yakutia_geogr/021.htm#%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B3-%D0%AE%D1%80%D1%8F%D1%85 Nature.ykt