The Menda (russian: Менда; sah, Менда) is a river in
Yakutia
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(Sakha Republic),
Russia
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. It is a tributary of the
Lena
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with a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The Menda is the second largest river of
Khangalassky District
Khangalassky District (russian: Хангала́сский улу́с; sah, Хаҥалас улууһа, ''Xaŋalas uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raio ...
. The village of
Tit-Ebya is located near the mouth of the river.
The Kyuyulyur waterfalls ( sah, Күрүлүүр), a tourist attraction, are located in the Menda.
«Кюрюлюр» ждет гостей
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Course
The Menda is a right tributary
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of the Lena. It is formed at the confluence of the Tala-Kyuyol and Onney-Ulur rivers in the Lena Plateau
The Lena Plateau, also known as Prilensky Plateau ( rus, Приленское плато, ''Prilenskoye Plato''; sah, Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир), is one of the great plateaus of Siberia. Administratively it is m ...
, between the Lena and the Amga. It heads in a roughly northern direction across taiga
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areas in its upper and middle course, parallel to the Tamma
The Tamma (russian: Тамма; sah, Тамма) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The Tamma is the largest river of Megino-Kangalassky District. The ...
to the east. Then it bends to the northwest in its lower course, when it reaches the Lena floodplain
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and flows slowly among the swamps and small lakes of the area. Finally it meets the Lena from its mouth north of the village of Tit-Ebya, south of Yakutsk
Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one ...
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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References
External links
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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic