Amga (river)
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Amga Амга |
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 The Amga, about 250 km from the confluence with the Aldan |
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| Water code | RU : 18030600812117300046340 | |
| location | Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia ( Asia ) | |
| River system | Lena | |
| Drain over | Aldan → Lena → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | in the northwest part of the Aldan highlands 58 ° 13 ′ 47 ″ N , 122 ° 23 ′ 24 ″ E |
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| muzzle | near Bestjach west of Chandyga in the Aldan coordinates: 62 ° 37 ′ 41 ″ N , 134 ° 55 ′ 11 ″ E 62 ° 37 ′ 41 ″ N , 134 ° 55 ′ 11 ″ E
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| length | 1462 km | |
| Catchment area | 69,300 km² | |
| Discharge at the Terut A Eo gauge: 65,400 km² Location: 137 km above the estuary |
MNQ 1937/1999 MQ 1937/1999 Mq 1937/1999 MHQ 1937/1999 |
21 m³ / s 191 m³ / s 2.9 l / (s km²) 883 m³ / s |
 Course of the Amga in the catchment area of the Aldan |
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The Amga ( Russian Амга ) is the longest tributary of the Aldans in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia ( Asia ) , with 1,462 km of flow .
The river has its source in the northwestern part of the Aldan highlands . From its source the Amga flows through the north-western and northern foothills of the highlands just mentioned to Amga , where it flows into the Aldan below the Chandyga on the Aldan.
The catchment area of the Amga, which was frozen over from the first half of October to May, covers around 69,300 km².
The lower Amga Valley is one of the few regions of Yakutia where arable farming is practiced.
Web links
Commons : Amga - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Amga in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ a b Article Amga in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ Amga at the Terut gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET