Ygyatta

River in Sakha, Russia

64°24′30″N 112°52′37″E / 64.40833°N 112.87694°E / 64.40833; 112.87694 MouthVilyuy

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62°57′11″N 117°29′32″E / 62.953°N 117.4923°E / 62.953; 117.4923Length601 km (373 mi)Basin size11,200 km² (4,300 sq mi)Discharge • average30 m³/s (1,100 cu ft/s) (near mouth) Basin featuresProgressionVilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea

The Ygyatta (Russian: Ыгыатта, [ɨɡɨɐˈta]; Yakut: Ыгыатта, Igıatta)^[1] is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy. The Ygyatta is 601 kilometres (373 mi) long, and its basin covers about 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).^[2] The depth of the river at its mouth is near 10 metres (33 ft). It rises on the Vilyuy Plateau in the west of Sakha and is fed by rain and snowmelt.^[3]

The river and its banks are rich with gems: emeralds, rubies, sards, aquamarines, and others.^{[citation needed]}

There are goldfields along the river.^{[citation needed]}

The basin of the Ygyatta is among the least populated places within Russia.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 448
^ "Река Ыгыатта in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
^ Ыгыатта, Great Soviet Encyclopedia