Arga-Sala
| 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 / 67.90278°N 105.27000°E |
| • elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Mouth | Olenyok |
• coordinates | 68°27′48″N 112°12′20″E / 68.46333°N 112.20556°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 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 473 kilometres (294 mi). Its drainage basin area is 47,700 square kilometres (18,400 sq mi).[1][2]
The name of the river comes from the Yakut language "argaa/salaa" (Арҕаа/Салаа), meaning "western tributary".[2]
Course
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The Arga-Sala is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in Krasnoyarsk Krai, in the northeastern slopes of the Bukochan Range, Central Siberian Plateau, at the confluence of the 47 km (29 mi) long Left Arga-Sala and 51 km (32 mi) long Right Arga-Sala. It flows roughly eastwards.[3][4][5]
Tributaries
Its main tributaries are the 241 km (150 mi) long Kengeede, 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Река Аргаа-Салаа (Аргасала) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b c 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.
