The Derbeke ( rus, Дербеке; sah, Дэрбэкэ) is a river in the Republic of
Sakha
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in
Russia
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. It is a left hand tributary of the
Adycha, of the
Yana
Yana may refer to:
Locations
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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 .
It is an excellent river for boating, but it flows in an area without permanent population.
Course
The river begins in a rocky gorge in the eastern flank of the
Khunkhadin Range, part of the southern section of the
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range (russian: Верхоянский хребет, ''Verkhojanskiy Khrebet''; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы сис хайата, ''Üöhee Chaangy sis khaĭata'') is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settle ...
. It heads roughly north and northeast, leaving the Verkhoyansk mountains, and meandering slowly across a swampy area in the
Yana Plateau
The Yana Plateau ( rus, Янское плоскогорье, sah, Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара) is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth
The plateau lies in an uninhabited area ...
with numerous lakes, including
Lake Emanda
Lake Emanda ( or Эманджа, sah, Эмандьа, ''Emanca'') is a freshwater lake in Tomponsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. The lake is located in a desolate area where there is no permanent population and few visitors. There are burbo ...
( sah, Эмандьа). The river gains speed again in its lower course at the feet of the southeastern side of the
Nelgesin Range
The Nelgesin Range ( rus, Нельгесинский хребет) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Batagay to the north of the range.
The nearest airport is Batagay ...
when it flows through a narrow mountain valley. Finally it joins the Adycha upstream from 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.
[Derbeke — ]Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Про́хоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet-Russian physicist known ...
- 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
The main tributaries of the Derbeke are the Tenkeli and the Kende. The river freezes in late September and is under thick ice until the end of May. For part of the winter it is usually frozen to the bottom.
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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Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Verkhoyansk Range