Markha_River_(Russia)

Markha (Vilyuy)

Markha (Vilyuy)

River in Russia

For the tributary of the Lena, see Markha (Lena).

Markha (Russian: Марха́; Yakut: Марха өрүс, Marxa örüs) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy (in the drainage basin of the Lena). The Markha is 1,181 kilometres (734 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 99,000 square kilometres (38,000 sq mi).[1] Its average discharge is 405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s).

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Course

The river has its sources on the Vilyuy Plateau, a part of the Central Siberian Plateau. It joins the left bank of the Vilyuy 518 km (322 mi) from its mouth.[1]

The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system.
Basin of the Lena.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Река МАРХА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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