Delinya

The Delinya is a river in Tompo District, Yakutia, Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Tompo, part of the Aldan / Lena basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of.
The river flows across a desolate area of Tompo District. The nearest inhabited place is Topolinoye, located by the banks of the Tompo, to the south of its confluence with the Delinya. The name of both the river and the lake is derived from the Even Delinde, meaning "big taimen."

Course

The Delinya originates in an area of high-altitude lakes of the Elgi Plateau. It has its sources very close to lake Delinya, with an area of, and flows across it. The river heads roughly westwards across the mountain area and then it bends southwestwards and flows southwards with the Khunkhadin Range to the west. Finally if meets the right bank of the Tompo from its confluence with the Aldan.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Delinya are the long Singyami on the left, as well as the long Noluchu and the long Imnekan on the right. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes before mid October and stays frozen until the second half of May. There are 860 lakes in the river basin.