The Khanchaly (russian: Ханчалы; sah, Ханчылы, ''Xançılı'') is a river in
Yakutia
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(Sakha Republic),
Russia
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. It is a left
tributary
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of the
Lena
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with a length of . Its drainage basin area is .
The river flows across the
Gorny,
Namsky and
Kobyaysky districts of Yakutia.
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Course
The entire length of the course of the Khanchaly falls within the
Central Yakutian Lowland
The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or Central Yakutian Lowlands (russian: Центральноякутская равнина; sah, Саха сирин ортоку намтала), also known as ...
. Its source is in an area of lakes, the largest of which is lake
Chabyda (Чабыда), a
protected area located to the west of
Yakutsk
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.
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/ref> The river flows first northeastwards, then it bends northwards, flowing parallel to the Kenkeme
The Kenkeme (russian: Кенкеме; sah, Кэҥкэмэ, ''Keŋkeme'') is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena (river), Lena with a length of — together with the Yagas-Yyaabyt at its head— and a drain ...
all along its middle and lower course. The Khanchaly heads steadily in a northern direction within poorly drained flatland until its mouth in the Lena. The confluence of the Khanchaly with the Lena is from its mouth.
Tributaries
The largest tributaries of the Khanchaly are the long Ulakhan-Khariyalaakh (Улахан-Харыйалаах), as well as the long Khotokukaan (Хотокукаан) from the left.[
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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References
External links
Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Central Yakutian Lowland