Bolshaya Ercha
Bolshaya Ercha Большая Эрча | |
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Ulakhan-Sis | |
• coordinates | 69°39′00″N 150°13′13″E / 69.65000°N 150.22028°E |
Mouth | Indigirka |
• coordinates | 69°34′05″N 147°38′10″E / 69.56806°N 147.63611°E |
• elevation | 51 metres (167 ft) |
Length | 252 km (157 mi) |
Basin size | 4,290 km2 (1,660 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Indigirka → Laptev Sea |
The Bolshaya Ercha (Russian: Большая Эрча) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a tributary of the Indigirka. The river has a length of 252 kilometres (157 mi) and a drainage basin area of 4,290 square kilometres (1,660 sq mi).[1]
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Allaikhovsky District.[2][3]
Course
The Bolshaya Ercha is a right
Tributaries
The main tributary of the Bolshaya Ercha is the 101 km (63 mi) long Malaya Ercha on the right, as well as the 40 km (25 mi) long Kusagan-Yurekh (Кусаган-Юрэх), the 36 km (22 mi) long At-Khaya (Ат-Хайа), the 42 km (26 mi) long Kistike (Кистикэ) and the 36 km (22 mi) long Erkichan (Эркичан) on the left. The river is frozen between the beginning of October and the beginning of June. There are more than 600 lakes in its basin.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Река Бол. Эрча in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b "R-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Большая Эрча - nature.ykt
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