Markha (Vilyuy) Explained

Markha
Source1 Location:Muosaany Lake
Source1 Coordinates:66.1503°N 111.3189°W
Mouth:Vilyuy
Mouth Coordinates:63.4664°N 118.9031°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:1181km (734miles)
Discharge1 Avg:405m3/s
Basin Size:99000km2
Tributaries Right:Morkoka
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia

Markha (Russian: Марха́; Yakut: Марха өрүс, Marxa örüs) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy (in the drainage basin of the Lena). The Markha is 1181km (734miles) long, with a drainage basin of 99000km2. Its average discharge is 405m3/s.

Course

The river has its sources on the Vilyuy Plateau, a part of the Central Siberian Plateau.It joins the left bank of the Vilyuy 518km (322miles) from its mouth.

See also