The Charky (russian: Чаркы; sah, Чаркы), also known as Muolakaan (Муолакаан), is a river in the Republic of
Sakha
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in
Russia
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. It is a right hand tributary of the
Adycha
The Adycha (russian: Адыча; sah, Адыаччы) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Yana, and is long, with a drainage basin of .
At the end of the Soviet period, a big dam with a hydroelectri ...
, of the
Yana
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basin. It is long, with a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
of .
Ammonite
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fossils of the
Jurassic
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have been found in the river basin.
Course
The river begins in the southern slopes of the Onelsky Ridge of the
Chersky Range
The Chersky Range (, ) is a chain of mountains in northeastern Siberia between the Yana River and the Indigirka River. Administratively the area of the range belongs to the Sakha Republic, although a small section in the east is within Magadan O ...
. It heads roughly northwestwards through a valley located between the
Chibagalakh Range
The Chibagalakh Range ( rus, Чибагала̀хский хребет; sah, Чыбаҕалаах) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Despite the beauty of its landscapes the range is rare ...
on the northern side and the
Borong Range
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in the southern. Shortly before joining the Adycha it bends southwards and again northwestwards. Finally it joins the Adycha very close downstream from the mouth of the
Nelgese
The Nelgese ( rus, Нельгесе; sah, Нэльгэһэ, ''Nelgehe'') is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Adycha, of the Yana basin. It is long, with a drainage basin of .
The river flows across ...
, the largest tributary.
The river usually freezes in early October and stays frozen until late May. Its largest tributary is the Dyalyndya on the left.
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The village of Ust-Charky
Ust-Charky (russian: Усть-Чаркы; sah, Уус Чаркы, ''Uus Çarkı'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), one of three settlements in addition to Batagay, the administrative centre, and Senchatan in Batagay Urban Settlement of Verkh ...
is located on the right bank of the Adycha, a little downstream from its confluence with the Charky.
See also
*List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drained into ...
* Yana-Oymyakon Highlands§Hydrography
References
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External links
Ammonoids of the Genus Yakutosirenites from the Carnian Stage of Northeast AsiaIce crust and the neotectonics of northeastern YakutiaMeteorological stations and hydrological gauges within the study basins
Rivers of the Sakha Republic