The Elgi (; ) is a river in
Yakutia
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in
Russia
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, a left tributary of the
Indigirka
The Indigirka (; ) is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana to the west and the Kolyma to the east. It is long. The area of its basin is .
History
The isolated village of Russkoye Ustye, located on the delta of the Indigi ...
. The
Elgi Plateau
The Elgi Plateau (;Soviet General Topographic Maps P-54-V,VI ) is a plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russian Federation.
The area is named after the Elgi River, a left tributary of the Indigirka. Formerly there was th ...
is named after the Elgi River. The river's length is and its
drainage basin
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.
Teryut
Teryut (; , ''Törüt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Teryutsky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Ust-Nera, the administrative cent ...
village is located close to the confluence of the Elgi and the Indigirka.
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Formerly there was a
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called Elginsky on the left bank of the Elgi, about upstream from the confluence. It belonged to the
Oymyakon District and was abolished in 2007.
Course
The Elgi is formed by the confluence of the
Degdega and
Kao rivers. It flows across the
Elgi Plateau
The Elgi Plateau (;Soviet General Topographic Maps P-54-V,VI ) is a plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russian Federation.
The area is named after the Elgi River, a left tributary of the Indigirka. Formerly there was th ...
in a wide arch, first approximately westwards and then roughly eastwards. After it meets the left bank of the upper Indigirka, about upstream from
Ust-Nera
Ust-Nera (; ) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Oymyakonsky District in Yakutia, Russia. Located in one of the coldest permanently inhabited regions on Earth, Ust-Nera is approximately northeast of t ...
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The Elgi freezes up in the second half of October and remains icebound until late May through early June.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Elgi are the long Tobychan and the long Utachan on the left, as well as the long Ulakhan Selerikan (Улахан Сэлэрикээн) and the long Ayaaba (Айааба) on the right. The river freezes before mid October and stays frozen until mid May. There are an estimated of 3,700 lakes in the river basin.[Nature.ykt]
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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* Yana-Oymyakon Highlands§Hydrography
References
Rivers of the Sakha Republic
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