Native name Сартаҥ Length 620 km | Main source 2,295 m (7,530 ft) Country Russia | |
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River mouth Confluence with the Dulgalakh River
132 m (433 ft) Basin size 17,800 km (6,900 sq mi) Discharge Average rate:
48 m/s (1,700 cu ft/s) | ||
The Sartang River (Russian: Сартанг; Yakut: Сартаҥ) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is an easterly offshoot of the Yana, and is 620 kilometres (390 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 17,800 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi).
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Map of r. Sartang, Sakha Republic, Russia
Course
The river begins in the Verkhoyansk Range at an elevation of 2,295 metres (7,530 ft). From this area, the Sartang heads north along the Barylas, and continues north between the Verkhojansk Mountains to the west and the Tsjerskij Mountains to the east. Around 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Verkhoyansk, the Sartang joins the river Dulgalakh and then the river Yana.
The area around the Sartang consists of taiga.
References
Sartang River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA