Amga River
Encyclopedia
Amga River is a river
in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
. It is the biggest tributary
of the Aldan River
, which it joins a few miles west of Khandyga
. The length of the river is 1462 kilometres (908.4 mi). The area of its basin
is 69,300 km². The Amga River freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is the biggest tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Aldan River
Aldan River
The Aldan River is the second-longest tributary of the Lena River in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. The river is 2,273 km long, of which around 1,600 km is navigable. It was part of the River Route to Okhotsk...
, which it joins a few miles west of Khandyga
Khandyga
Khandyga is an urban locality and the administrative center of Tomponsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Aldan River. Population:...
. The length of the river is 1462 kilometres (908.4 mi). The area of its basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 69,300 km². The Amga River freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May.