Tyry
Tyry Тырыы | |
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Suntar-Khayata | |
• coordinates | 62°25′12″N 140°32′24″E / 62.42000°N 140.54000°E |
Aldan River | |
• coordinates | 62°21′36″N 135°48′0″E / 62.36000°N 135.80000°E |
Length | 327 km (203 mi) |
Basin size | 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 17.2 m3/s (610 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Tyry (
Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of 327 kilometres (203 mi), a drainage basin area of 14,000 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi) and is the 8th longest tributary of the Aldan.[1]
Formerly there were mining settlements in the river valley, operating the coal and other deposits of the river basin, such as
Tompo District to the north of the river's mouth.[3] The Tyry is a known destination for rafting and kayaking, as well as fishing.[4]
Course
The Tyry has its sources in the southern slopes of the
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Tyry are the 185 km (115 mi) long Khalya (Халыйа), the 83 km (52 mi) long Dogulchan (Долгучаан) and the 33 km (21 mi) long Natalya (Наталья) on the left, and the 79 km (49 mi) long Dyby (Дыбыы) on the right. The river freezes before mid October and stays frozen until mid May.[6][8]
Fauna
Among the fishes present in the river and its tributaries are
See also
References
- ^ "Река Тыры in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Место встречи: Статьи - Наша Нежданка
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ a b c Tyry - Water of Russia
- ^ a b 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
- ^ a b c Nature.ykt
- ^ "P-53_54 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Тыры, Great Soviet Encyclopedia