Dulgalakh
| Dulgalakh Дулҕалаах | |
|---|---|
 Basin of the Yana. | |
| Native name | Дулҕалаах Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Location | |
| Country | Yakutia, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Yana |
• location | Confluence with the Sartang |
• coordinates | 67°27′51″N 133°14′51″E / 67.46417°N 133.24750°E |
• elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Length | 507 km (315 mi) |
| Basin size | 27,300 km2 (10,500 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 101 m3/s (3,600 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yana→ Laptev Sea |
The Dulgalakh (Russian: Дулгалах; Yakut: Дулҕалаах, Dulğalaax) is a river in Yakutia, the left, western source river of the Yana. Its length is 507 km (315 mi) and its basin size 27,300 square kilometres (10,541 sq mi).[1]
Course
The Dulgalakh rises on the northern slopes of Verkhoyansk Range. It flows through Kobyaysky and Verkhoyansky districts. Above Verkhoyansk it merges with the Sartang forming the Yana.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Река Дулгалаах in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Дулгалах — статья из Большой советской энциклопедии. Great Soviet Encyclopedia