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The Aldan (Russian: Алдан) is the second-longest, right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia.[1] The river is 2,273 kilometres (1,412 mi) long, of which around 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) is navigable. It has a drainage basin of 729,000 square kilometres (281,000 sq mi).[2]

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Aldan
The Aldan by the Kyllakh Range
Map of the Aldan River course
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Stanovoy Mountains
Mouth	Lena
• coordinates	63°26′46″N 129°33′13″E
Length	2,273 km (1,412 mi)
Basin size	729,000 km2 (281,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5,489 m3/s (193,800 cu ft/s) (near mouth)
Basin features
Progression	Lena→ Laptev Sea
Tributaries
• left	Amedichi, Amga
• right	Timpton, Uchur, Maya, Allakh-Yun

The river was part of the River Route to Okhotsk. In 1639 Ivan Moskvitin ascended the rivers Aldan and Maya and crossed to the Ulya to reach the Sea of Okhotsk.

Its basin is known for gold and for Cambrian fossils.

Course

The Aldan rises in the Stanovoy Mountains southwest of Neryungri. It flows roughly in a northeast / ENE direction south of the Lena Plateau across the Aldan Highlands, where it forms the northern border of the Sunnagyn Range. Then it flows past Aldan and through Tommot, Ust-Maya, Eldikan and Khandyga before turning northwest. In its last stretch it flanks the southern slopes of the Verkhoyansk Range and joins the Lena near Batamay.[3]

Tributaries

The river's main tributaries are the following:[4]

From the right

• Timpton
• Uchur
• Maya
• Khamna
• Allakh-Yun
• Khanda
• Tyry
• Eastern Khandyga
• Tompo
• Khandiga
• Baray
• Tukulan
• Kele
• Tumara
  • Nuora

From the left

• Amedichi
• Chuga
• Yungyuele
• Bilir
• Notora
• Kuoluma
• Amga
• Tatta
• Tanda.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

References

• Zvegintzov, Nicholas; Yates, Anthol (2001). Siberian BAM Guide: Rail, River & Road. Rail Guides Series. Trialblazer Publications. ISBN 9781873756188.

External links

• Media related to Aldan River at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Aldan (Fluss)

Der 2.273 km lange Aldan (jakutisch und russisch Алдан, jakutisch für „goldhaltig“) ist ein rechter Nebenfluss der Lena in der russischen Republik Sacha (Jakutien).

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- [en] Aldan (river)

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[es] Río Aldán

El río Aldán (en ruso: Алдан) es un largo río ruso localizado en la Siberia asiática, el segundo mayor afluente del río Lena. Tiene una longitud de 2273 km y su cuenca ocupa una superficie de 729 000 km². Administrativamente, el río Aldán discurre íntegramente por la república de Sajá de la Federación de Rusia.

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[it] Aldan (fiume)

L'Aldan (in russo: Алдан?) è un fiume della Siberia orientale, tra i maggiori affluenti del fiume Lena nel quale confluisce dalla destra idrografica; scorre interamente nel territorio della Repubblica Autonoma della Sacha.

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[ru] Алдан (река)

Алда́н[2] — река на Дальнем Востоке России, крупнейший правый приток Лены. Самая многоводная река-приток в России и шестая по объёму стока среди всех российских рек. Протекает в Якутии, водосбор также включает северо-западную часть Хабаровского края. Длина реки — 2273 км, площадь водосборного бассейна — 729 тыс. км²[3].

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