Sinyaya (Lena)

The Sinyaya (Russian: Синяя) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena. It is 597 kilometres (371 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 30,900 square kilometres (11,900 sq mi).[1]

For the river in Belarus, see Sinyaya.
Sinyaya
Yakut: Сиинэ
View of the river
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
CountrySakha, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLena Plateau
 • coordinates62°15′16″N 121°39′21″E
 • elevation278 m (912 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Lena
 • coordinates
61°6′53″N 126°55′50″E
Length597 km (371 mi)
Basin size30,900 km2 (11,900 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average42 m3/s (1,500 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLena→ Laptev Sea

Course

The river begins in the Tampa-Ottoowo, a small lake located in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of 278 metres (912 ft). It flows roughly southeastwards and there are about 3,300 lakes in its basin. In its lower course the river is flanked by picturesque rock formations, the Sinyaya Pillars. The Sinyaya meets the left bank of the Lena near Sinsk, 150 km (93 mi) upstream from Yakutsk and 1,716 km (1,066 mi) from the Lena's mouth.[2]

The Sinyaya freezes between October and May. From the end of May to June it flows at a high level owing to the melting of snow and the flow recedes in the summer. The area of the river basin is largely uninhabited. The river flows across three districts, Verkhnevilyuy, Gorny and Khangalassky.[3]

The main tributaries of the Sinyaya are the Khangdaryma, Appaya and Chyna on the right and the Matta, Mekele, Chyra and Nuoraldyma on the left.[3]

View of the river in the winter
Basin of the Lena

See also

References
  1. Река Синяя in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
  2. Google Earth
  3. Sinyaya // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-197
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