Adycha
The Adycha (Russian: Адыча; Yakut: Адыаччы, Adıaccı) 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).
| Adycha | |
|---|---|
Basin of the Yana. | |
| Native name | Адыаччы (Yakut) |
| 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 km2 (34,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 512 m3/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.
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