Cherendey (river)
The Cherendey is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of and a drainage basin area of.
The river flows across an uninhabited area of the Olyokminsky District. Abandoned Cherendey village is located by the left bank of the Lena, close to its confluence.
Course
The Cherendey is a left tributary of the Lena. It has its source in a small lake of the Lena Plateau located at a height of. The river heads in a roughly southeastern direction across a taiga area. In mid course it bends to the northeast and flows slowly and meandering in a wide, swampy valley. Finally it meets the Lena from its mouth near Cherendey village and upstream from the mouth of the Biryuk.The largest tributaries of the Cherendey are the long Nuuchcha-Tanyita and the long Onkuchakh-Yurekh that join it from the left. There are lakes and swamps in the upper part of its basin. The river freezes yearly between October and May.