Kheta River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...

 in 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...

, left composite of the Khatanga River

Khatanga River

The Khatanga River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga River is long; the area of its basin is 364,000 km². It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary...

. The length of the river is 604 km. The area of its drainage 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 100,000 km². The Kheta is formed by the confluence of the Ayan and Ayakli Rivers, both of which originate in the Putoran plateau. The Kheta freezes up in late September - early October and breaks up in late May - first half of June. Its main tributaries are the Boyarka, Maimecha

Maimecha River

Maimecha River, also known as Medvezh'ya River , is a river in Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia, right composite of the Kheta River . The length of the river is 650 km. The area of its drainage basin is 26,500 km²....

, and Boganida River

Boganida River

The Boganida River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kheta River . The length of the river is 366 km, and the area of its drainage basin is 10,700 km². The Boganida River is formed by the confluence of the Kegerdi and Khopsokkon Rivers, which both originate...

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