Akhtaranda
| Akhtaranda Ахтаранда | |
|---|---|
Yakutia | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the Alymdya and Olguydakh Vilyuy Plateau |
| • coordinates | 63°27′02″N 112°06′50″E / 63.45056°N 112.11389°E |
| • elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Vilyuy Reservoir | |
• coordinates | 63°06′02″N 112°12′17″E / 63.10056°N 112.20472°E |
• elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Length | 75 km (47 mi) (302 km (188 mi) including the Almydya) |
| Basin size | 15,700 km2 (6,100 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 57.95 m3/s (2,046 cu ft/s) near the Batyr mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Akhtaranda (Russian: Ахтаранда;
Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is 75 kilometres (47 mi) long —302 km (188 mi) including the length of the Almydya at its head. The Akhtaranda has a drainage basin of 15,700 square kilometres (6,100 sq mi).[1]
The river flows across an uninhabited sector of Mirninsky District.[2]
Course
The Akhtaranda belongs to the upper stretch of the Vilyuy basin. It originates at the confluence of the 227 km (141 mi) long
meandering slightly among low hills. Finally, it meets the northern shore of the Vilyuy Reservoir 1,336 km (830 mi) from its mouth in the Lena.[3][4]
Tributaries
The main tributary of the Akhtaranda is the 221 kilometres (137 mi) long Batyr joining it from the right, and the 78 kilometres (48 mi) long Aannaakh (Аанньаах) from the left. The Akhtaranda freezes in mid October and stays under ice until late May or June.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Река Ахтаранда in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "P-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Nature.ykt
- ^ Google Earth
External links
Media related to Akhtaranda at Wikimedia Commons
