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.
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]
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]