Khatyng-Yuryakh

The Khatyng-Yuryakh is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is the longest tributary of the Lungkha, of the Lena basin. Its length is and its drainage basin area.

Course

The Khatyng-Yuryakh is a left tributary of the Lungkha. It is formed on the northern fringes of the Lena Plateau. It heads first in an approximately northeastern direction, descending into the Central Yakutian Lowland. In its middle course it bends and flows roughly northwards, strongly meandering within a wide floodplain dotted with numerous lakes. Finally it meets the right bank of the Lungkha from its mouth in the Lena.

Tributaries

The largest tributary of the Khatyng-Yuryakh is the long Chyuyolyu from the right. The river basin is fed by rain and snow. The Khatyng-Yuryakh freezes in mid-October and stays under ice until the second half of May.