| Markha | |
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  Mouth location in Yakutia, RussiaShow map of Sakha Republic Markha (Vilyuy) (Russia)Show map of Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Muosaany Lake |
| • coordinates | 66°09′01″N 111°19′08″E / 66.15028°N 111.31889°E / 66.15028; 111.31889 |
| • elevation | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Vilyuy |
| • coordinates | 63°27′59″N 118°54′11″E / 63.46639°N 118.90306°E / 63.46639; 118.90306 |
| • elevation | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Length | 1,181 km (734 mi) |
| Basin size | 99,000 km (38,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Morkoka |
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). Its average discharge is 405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s).
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.
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See also
References
- ^ "Река МАРХА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
External links
Media related to Markha River at Wikimedia Commons
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