The Nuora (Russian: Нуора or "Нуорда"[1] —now obsolete), also known as Strekalovka (Russian: Стрекаловка) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 69 kilometres (43 mi). Its drainage basin area is 1,110 square kilometres (430 sq mi).[1]
| Nuora (Strekalovka) Нуора (Стрекаловка) | |
|---|---|
 The Nuora near its mouth | |
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Federal subject | Yakutia |
| District | Zhigansky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Yakutian Lowland |
| • coordinates | 66°33′58″N 122°53′51″E / 66.56611°N 122.89750°E |
| • elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Zhigansk |
• coordinates | 66°46′31″N 123°22′52″E / 66.77528°N 123.38111°E |
• elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Length | 69 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,110 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The river flows across Zhigansky District and has its mouth by Zhigansk, the district capital.[2]
Course
editThe Nuora is a minor left tributary of the Lena. It has its sources in an area of lakes, the largest of which is Lake Taryn (Озеро Тарын), in the northern area of the Central Yakutian Lowland.[3] It is formed at the confluence of two small rivers, the 20 km (12 mi) long Aly-Nuora and the 28 km (17 mi) long Bestyakh-Nuora. It flows in a roughly northeastern direction forming meanders in the floodplain to the south of the Khoruongka. Finally it meets the left bank of the Lena at Zhigansk, 754 kilometres (469 mi) from its mouth.[4][2]
The river is fed by rain and snow. It freezes in mid-October and stays under ice until late May or early June. Its main tributaries are the 28 km (17 mi) long Bestyakh-Nuora from the right and the 30 km (19 mi) long Povarnya from the left.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Река Нуорда (Стрекаловка) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Озеро Тарын - Wikimapia
- ^ "Топографска карта Q-51 52; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 April 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Strekalovka River at Wikimedia Commons
- Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
- Melnikov Permafrost Institute - Expeditions