The Namyldzhylakh (russian: Намылджылах; sah, Намылдьылаах) is a river in
Yakutia
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(Sakha Republic),
Russia
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. It is the longest tributary of the
Markha, of the
Lena
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basin. Its length is and its drainage basin area .
Course
The Namyldzhylakh is a right
tributary
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of the
Markha. It has its origin in the
Lena Plateau. In its upper reaches it heads approximately to the southeast. After it bends eastwards, it stays roughly in that direction all along its course. In its middle course the river
meander
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s strongly within a
floodplain
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containing 90 lakes. Finally it meets the right bank of the Markha from its mouth in the Lena.
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Tributaries
The largest tributaries of the Namyldzhylakh are the long Boruu, the long Toyon-Uyalaakh and the long Tuoydakh from the left. The river basin is fed by rain and snow. The river freezes in the last half of October and stays under ice until mid May.
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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
Lena Plateau