The Kheta (russian: Хета) is a river in
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in ...
in
Russia
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, left composite of the
Khatanga River
The Khatanga (russian: Хатанга) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. The river is navigable. The river port of Khatanga is located on the river.
Course
It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga is l ...
. The river is long. The area of its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
Course
The Kheta is formed by the confluence of the
Ayan and
Ayakli, both of which originate in the
Putorana Plateau
The Putorana Plateau () or the Putorana Mountains is a mountainous area in the Russian Federation.
It is a large massif or plateau crossed by mountain ranges. The nearest large settlement is Norilsk, where foreign travel is restricted. The cit ...
. The Kheta freezes up in late September or early October and breaks up in late May or the first half of June. Its main tributaries are the
Boyarka,
Maymecha
The Maymecha, also known as Medvezhye (russian: Маймеча, Медвежье), is a river in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia, right tributary of the Kheta ( Khatanga basin). The length of the river is . The ar ...
, and
Boganida.
Хета
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European Russia, European and an North Asia, Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. Th ...
References
Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai
North Siberian Lowland
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