Agayakan

The Agayakan is a river in Oymyakonsky District, Yakutia, Russian Federation, part of the Indigirka basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of.
The river has its mouth near the abandoned village of Agayakan, located close to its final confluence.

Course

The Agayakan originates in the northern slopes of the Suntar-Khayata, not far from the source of the Yudoma. It heads roughly to the NNW and northwards across the Oymyakon Highlands. Finally the Agayakan meets the Suntar river, flowing from the west, to form the Kyuyente, a tributary of the Indigirka. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes in late September or early October and stays frozen until late May to early June.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Agayakan are the long Neymechek, the long Tonskoy and the long Khongor on the left, as well as the long Ot-Khaya on the right. there are about 1,500 lakes in the Agayakan basin, with an estimated total area of.