The Charky (Russian: Чаркы; Yakut: Чаркы), also known as Muolakaan (Муолакаан), is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Adycha, of the Yana basin. It is 276 kilometres (171 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 8,320 square kilometres (3,210 sq mi).[1]

Charky
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Native name	Чаркы  (Russian)
Location
Federal subject	Yakutia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Onelsky Ridge, Chersky Range
Mouth	Adycha
• coordinates	66.7659°N 136.7483°E / 66.7659; 136.7483
Length	276 km (171 mi)
Basin size	8,320 km2 (3,210 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Adycha→ Yana→ Laptev Sea

Ammonite fossils of the Jurassic have been found in the river basin.[2]

Course

The river begins in the southern slopes of the Onelsky Ridge of the Chersky Range. It heads roughly northwestwards through a valley located between the Chibagalakh Range on the northern side and the Borong Range in the southern. Shortly before joining the Adycha it bends southwards and again northwestwards. Finally it joins the Adycha very close downstream from the mouth of the Nelgese, the largest tributary.[3]

The river usually freezes in early October and stays frozen until late May. Its largest tributary is the Dyalyndya on the left.[4]

The village of Ust-Charky is located on the right bank of the Adycha, a little downstream from its confluence with the Charky.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Russia
• Yana-Oymyakon Highlands§Hydrography

References

External links

• Ammonoids of the Genus Yakutosirenites from the Carnian Stage of Northeast Asia
• Ice crust and the neotectonics of northeastern Yakutia
• Meteorological stations and hydrological gauges within the study basins

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