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The Arga-Sala (Russian: Арга-Сала; Yakut: Арҕаа Салаа) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is the largest tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 503 kilometres (313 mi). Its drainage basin area is 47,700 square kilometres (18,400 sq mi).[1] The river basin is a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.[2]
| Arga-Sala Арга-Сала / Арҕаа Салаа | |
|---|---|
 Basin of the Olenyok | |
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia  Arga-Sala (Russia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Siberian Plateau |
| • coordinates | 67°54′10″N 105°16′12″E |
| • elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Mouth | Olenyok |
• coordinates | 68°27′48″N 112°12′20″E |
• elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Length | 503 km (313 mi) |
| Basin size | 47,700 km2 (18,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 334 m3/s (11,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olenyok→Laptev Sea |
The name of the river comes from the Yakut language "argaa/salaa" (Арҕаа/Салаа), meaning "western tributary".[2]
Course
The Arga-Sala is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northeastern slopes of the Bukochan Range, Central Siberian Plateau, in the Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is formed at the confluence of the 47 km (29 mi) long Left Arga-Sala and 51 km (32 mi) long Right Arga-Sala. The Arga-Sala flows roughly eastwards with rapids and riffles in numerous stretches. It flows then across a floodplain with small lakes, changing direction with southeastward and northeastward bends, but still within a generally eastward trend. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river 20 km (12 mi) upstream of Olenyok village, Olenyoksky District, one of the few inhabited localities of the area.[3][4][5] The Arga-Sala is frozen between October and May.
Tributaries
Its main tributaries are the 241 km (150 mi) long Kengeede (Кэнгээдэ), the 205 km (127 mi) long Kyuyonelekeen (Кюёнэлэкээн) and the 270 km (170 mi) long Kukusunda from the left, as well as the 94 km (58 mi) long Kyuyonelikeen (Кюёнэликээн) from the right.[2]
Flora and fauna
The river flows north of the Arctic circle across a lightly-wooded taiga zone. The most common trees are larches.[2]
Taimen, lenok, whitefish, grayling and pike are the main fish species found in the waters of the Arga-Sala.[2]
See also
References
- "Река Аргаа-Салаа (Аргасала) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Water of Russia - Арга-Сала
- Google Earth
- Арга-Сала / Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978
- "Топографска карта R-49 50; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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[de] Arga-Sala
Die Arga-Sala (russisch Арга-Сала; jakutisch Арҕаа Салаа, Arghaa Salaa) ist ein 503 km[3][4] langer linker Nebenfluss des Olenjok in der Region Krasnojarsk und der Republik Sacha (Jakutien) in Russland.- [en] Arga-Sala
[it] Arga-Sala
L'Arga-Sala (in russo: Арга́-Сала́?; in lingua sacha: Арҕаа Салаа) è un fiume della Russia, affluente di sinistra dell'Olenëk, che scorre nella parte settentrionale della Siberia Orientale, nei distretti Olenëkskij della Sacha (Jacuzia) ed Ėvenkijskij del Territorio di Krasnojarsk.[ru] Арга-Сала (приток Оленька)
Арга́-Сала́ — река в по территории Оленёкского района Якутии и Эвенкийского района Красноярского края. Левый приток реки Оленёк. Образуется от слияния рек Правая Арга-Сала и Левая Арга-Сала. Длина реки — 503 км, площадь водосборного бассейна — 47 700 км²[2]. Протекает по Среднесибирскому плоскогорью, изобилует порогами, обусловленными выходами траппов.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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