Tyung River
Encyclopedia
Tyung River is a river in Yakutia, Russia
. It is a left tributary
of the Vilyuy
(Lena
's basin). The length of the river is 1092 km. The area of its basin
is 49,800 km². The Tyung freezes up in October and stays icebound until the second half of May - early June. Its main tributaries are the Chimidikyan and Dzhippa rivers.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Vilyuy
Vilyuy
The Vilyuy River is river of the Central Siberian Plateau, longest tributary of the Lena River.At a length of approximately 2,650 km long, it is mostly within the Sakha Republic...
(Lena
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
's basin). The length of the river is 1092 km. The area of its basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 49,800 km². The Tyung freezes up in October and stays icebound until the second half of May - early June. Its main tributaries are the Chimidikyan and Dzhippa rivers.