Markha (Vilyuy)

Markha (Russian: Марха́; Yakut: Марха өрүс, Marxa örüs) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy (in the drainage basin of the Lena). The Markha is 1,181 kilometres (734 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 99,000 square kilometres (38,000 sq mi).[1] Its average discharge is 405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s).

Markha
View of the river
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMuosaany Lake
  coordinates66°09′01″N 111°19′08″E
  elevation700 metres (2,300 ft)
MouthVilyuy
  coordinates
63°27′59″N 118°54′11″E
  elevation
100 metres (330 ft)
Length1,181 km (734 mi)
Basin size99,000 km2 (38,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVilyuyLenaLaptev Sea
Tributaries 
  rightMorkoka

Course

The river has its sources on the Vilyuy Plateau, a part of the Central Siberian Plateau. It joins the left bank of the Vilyuy 518 km (322 mi) from its mouth.[1]

The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system.
Basin of the Lena.
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See also

References

  1. Река МАРХА in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
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