The Chibagalakh (Russian: Чибагалах; Yakut: Чыбаҕалаах, Çıbağalaax) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Indigirka. It is 140 kilometres (87 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 9,100 square kilometres (3,500 sq mi).[1]

Chibagalakh
Chibagalakh is located in Sakha Republic
Chibagalakh
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Native nameЧыбаҕалаах (Yakut)
Location
Federal subjectYakutia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationConfluence of Tabanda-Seene and Kanelibit rivers,
Chibagalakh Range
 • elevation2,150 m (7,050 ft)
MouthIndigirka
 • coordinates
65°46′34″N 142°48′46″E / 65.77611°N 142.81278°E / 65.77611; 142.81278
 • elevation
297 m (974 ft)
Length140 km (87 mi)
Basin size9,100 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirkaEast Siberian Sea

Grayling, whitefish and lenok are found in the waters of the river.[2]

Course

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The Chibagalakh River begins at the confluence of the Tabanda-Seene (Табанда-Сээнэ) and Kanelibit rivers in the Chibagalakh Range of the Chersky Range. It heads roughly eastwards through a valley located between the Chemalgin Range on the northern side and the Chibagalakh Range on the southern. Finally it joins the left bank of the Indigirka 1,184 km (736 mi) from its mouth.[3]

The river usually freezes in early October and stays frozen until late May or early June. Lake Tabanda's outflow is a right hand tributary of the river.[3]

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