The Nera (Russian: Нера, Yakut: Ньара, Ñara) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia, and is a right tributary of the Indigirka. The river is 331 kilometres (206 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 24,500 square kilometres (9,460 sq mi).[1]

Nera
Нерa / Ньара
Nera (Indigirka) is located in Sakha Republic
Nera (Indigirka)
Mouth location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal SubjectSakha Republic
CityUst-Nera
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNera Plateau
 • coordinates63°48′28″N 145°34′3″E / 63.80778°N 145.56750°E / 63.80778; 145.56750
 • elevation787 m (2,582 ft)
Source confluenceDelyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers
MouthIndigirka
 • location
Ust-Nera, Oymyakon District
 • coordinates
64°35′55″N 143°15′35″E / 64.59861°N 143.25972°E / 64.59861; 143.25972
 • elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Length331 km (206 mi)
Basin size24,500 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirkaEast Siberian Sea

The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June.[2] A stretch of the R504 Kolyma Highway runs along the river.[3]

Course

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The Nera is formed by the confluence of the rivers Delyankir and Khudzhakh in the Nera Plateau, near the border of Yakutia and Magadan Oblast. It flows roughly northeastwards and reaches its mouth at the Indigirka near the gold mining town of Ust-Nera on the Kolyma Highway.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Russian State Water Register - Nera River
  2. ^ a b Nera // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969
  3. ^ Google Earth