Arga-Yuryakh

The Arga-Yuryakh (Russian: Арга-Юрях; Yakut: Арҕаа Үрэх, Arğaa Ürex) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of 214 kilometres (133 mi) and a drainage basin area of 5,530 square kilometres (2,140 sq mi).

Arga-Yuryakh
Арга-Юрях / Арҕаа Үрэх
Last stretch of the Arga-Yuryakh Sentinel-2 image
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationOrulgan Range
Verkhoyansk Range
  coordinates69°49′31″N 130°20′48″E
  elevation253 m (830 ft)
MouthOmoloy
  coordinates
70°26′28″N 132°58′39″E
Length214 km (133 mi) (279 km (173 mi))
Basin size5,530 km2 (2,140 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOmoloy → Laptev Sea

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate tundra territories of the East Siberian Lowland. Its basin falls within Ust-Yansky and Bulunsky districts. The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Arğaa-ürex" (Арҕаа-үрэх), meaning "western river".

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