Markha (Vilyuy)
River in Russia
66°09′01″N 111°19′08″E / 66.15028°N 111.31889°E / 66.15028; 111.31889 • coordinates
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Markha (Russian: Марха́; Yakut: Марха өрүс, Marxa örüs) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy (in the drainage basin of the Lena). The Markha is 1,181 kilometres (734 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 99,000 square kilometres (38,000 sq mi).[1] Its average discharge is 405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s).
Course
The river has its sources on the Vilyuy Plateau, a part of the Central Siberian Plateau. It joins the left bank of the Vilyuy 518 km (322 mi) from its mouth.[1]
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Река МАРХА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
External links
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