Markha (Vilyuy)

66°09′01″N 111°19′08″E / 66.15028°N 111.31889°E / 66.15028; 111.31889 • elevation700 metres (2,300 ft) MouthVilyuy63°27′59″N 118°54′11″E / 63.46639°N 118.90306°E / 63.46639; 118.90306100 metres (330 ft)Length1,181 km (734 mi)Basin size99,000 km² (38,000 sq mi)Discharge  • average405 cubic metres per second (14,300 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionVilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev SeaTributaries  • rightMorkoka

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).

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]

• List of rivers of Russia

• Media related to Markha River at Wikimedia Commons