Amga (river)

The Amga (Russian: Амга; Yakut: Амма, Amma) is a river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. The length of the river is 1,462 kilometres (908 mi). The area of its basin is 69,300 square kilometres (26,800 mi²). The Amga freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May. Many different kinds of fish can be found in the Amga river.

Amga
Amga River near Verkhnyaya Amga
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Aldan Highlands
Mouth	Aldan
• coordinates	62°37′41″N 134°55′11″E
Length	1,462 km (908 mi)
Basin size	69,300 km2 (26,800 mi2)
Discharge
• average	178 m3/s (6,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea

Course

The river has its source in the Aldan Highlands. It forms the eastern limit of the Lena Plateau. It is the biggest tributary of the Aldan, which it joins on the left bank a few miles west of Khandyga.

In some stretches river Amga is flanked by pillar-like rock formations.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

External links

• Media related to Amga River at Wikimedia Commons