Adycha

The Adycha (Russian: Адыча; Yakut: Адыаччы) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Yana, and is 715 kilometres (444 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 89,800 square kilometres (34,700 sq mi).[1]

Adycha
Basin of the Yana.
Native name	Адыаччы
Location
Country	Yakutia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Chersky Range
• coordinates	65°35′36″N 140°11′2″E
• elevation	1,900 m (6,200 ft)
Mouth	Yana
• coordinates	68.2132°N 134.7703°E
• elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Length	715 km (444 mi)
Basin size	89,800 km^2 (34,700 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	512 m^3/s (18,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Yana→ Laptev Sea

At the end of the Soviet period, a big dam with a hydroelectric station was planned to be built on the river, but following perestroika and economic difficulties in the country the project was given up.

Course

The river begins in the western flank of the Chersky Range at an elevation of 1,900 metres (6,200 ft). It heads roughly north and northwest across a wide river valley where taiga and forest tundra predominate. Finally, after flowing across the western end of the Kisilyakh Range, it joins river Yana from the right about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north of Batagay. The river is also known as "Borong" (Russian: Боронг) in a section of its upper course.[2]

The main tributaries of the Adycha are Delakag (Делакаг), Charky (Чаркы) and Tuostakh (Туостах) on the right; and Derbeke (Дербеке), Nelgese (Нельгесе) and Borulakh (Борулах) on the left.

River Adycha freezes in October and is under thick ice until the end of May. For about 4½ months it is frozen to the bottom. Part of the river is navigable after the thaw.

Map section showing the Kisilyakh Range in the middle and part of the course of the Adycha on the left.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia
• Yana Plateau

References

1. Russian State Water Register - Adycha
2. Adycha — статья из Большой советской энциклопедии. Great Soviet Encyclopedia