The Nera (Russian: Нера, Yakut: Ньара) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia, and is a right tributary of the Indigirka. The river is 331 kilometres (206 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 24,500 square kilometres (9,460 sq mi).[1]

Nera Нерa / Ньара
Mouth location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Federal Subject	Sakha Republic
City	Ust-Nera
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nera Plateau
• coordinates	63°48′28″N 145°34′3″E
• elevation	787 m (2,582 ft)
Source confluence	Delyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers
Mouth	Indigirka
• location	Ust-Nera, Oymyakon District
• coordinates	64°35′55″N 143°15′35″E
• elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Length	331 km (206 mi)
Basin size	24,500 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Indigirka→ East Siberian Sea

The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June.[2] A stretch of the R504 Kolyma Highway runs along the river.[3]

Course

The Nera is formed by the confluence of the rivers Delyankir and Khudzhakh in the Nera Plateau, near the border of Yakutia and Magadan Oblast. It flows roughly northeastwards and reaches its mouth at the Indigirka near the gold mining town of Ust-Nera on the Kolyma Highway.[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

References

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[de] Nera (Indigirka)

[it] Nera (Russia)

[ru] Нера (приток Индигирки)