The Menda (; ) is a river in

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. It is a tributary of the

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with a length of and a

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area of . The Menda is the second largest river of

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is located near the mouth of the river. The Kyuyulyur waterfalls (), a tourist attraction, are located in the Menda.«Кюрюлюр» ждет гостей
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The Menda is a right

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of the Lena. It is formed at the confluence of the Tala-Kyuyol and Onney-Ulur rivers in the

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, between the Lena and the Amga. It heads in a roughly northern direction across

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areas in its upper and middle course, parallel to the

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to the east. Then it bends to the northwest in its lower course, when it reaches the Lena

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and flows slowly among the swamps and small lakes of the area. Finally it meets the Lena from its mouth north of the village of

, south of

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The largest tributary of the Menda is the long Dangykh that joins it from the left. In some stretches the river channel is bound by low cliffs. The Menda freezes between October and May.

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