The Nera (russian: Нера, sah, Ньара) is a river in the
Sakha Republic,
Russia
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, and is a right tributary of the
Indigirka. The river is long and has 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, ...
of .
Russian State Water Register - Nera River
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The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June.
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, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov
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The R504 Kolyma Highway (russian: Федеральная автомобильная дорога «Колыма», ''Federal'naya Avtomobil'naya Doroga «Kolyma»,'' "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), part of the M56 route, is a road throu ...
runs along the river.[ Google Earth]
Course
The Nera is formed by the confluence of the rivers Delyankir
Delyankir (russian: Делянкир) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') under the administrative jurisdiction of the Settlement of Artyk in Oymyakonsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Artyk''Registry of the Administrative-Te ...
and Khudzhakh in the Nera Plateau
The Nera Plateau ( rus, Нерское плоскогорье, sah, Ньара хаптал хайалаах сирэ) is a mountain plateau in the southeastern Sakha Republic ( Oymyakon District) and the northwestern end of Magadan Oblast ( S ...
, near the border of Yakutia and Magadan Oblast. It flows roughly northeastwards and reaches its mouth at the Indigirka near the gold mining town of Ust-Nera
Ust-Nera ( rus, Усть-Нера, r=; sah, Уус Ньара, translit=Uus Nyara) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Oymyakonsky District in Yakutia, Russia. Located in one of the coldest permanent ...
on the Kolyma Highway
The R504 Kolyma Highway (russian: Федеральная автомобильная дорога «Колыма», ''Federal'naya Avtomobil'naya Doroga «Kolyma»,'' "Federal Automobile Highway 'Kolyma'"), part of the M56 route, is a road throu ...
.
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 drain ...
References
Rivers of the Sakha Republic
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