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River in Yakutia, Russia

Chibagalakh
Chibagalakh is located in Sakha RepublicChibagalakhMouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Native name Чыбаҕалаах (Yakut)
Location
Federal subject Yakutia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location Confluence of Tabanda-Seene and Kanelibit rivers,Chibagalakh Range
• elevation 2,150 m (7,050 ft)
Mouth Indigirka
• coordinates 65°46′34″N 142°48′46″E / 65.77611°N 142.81278°E / 65.77611; 142.81278
• elevation 297 m (974 ft)
Length 140 km (87 mi)
Basin size 9,100 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression IndigirkaEast Siberian Sea

The Chibagalakh (Russian: Чибагалах; Yakut: Чыбаҕалаах, romanized: 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 mi2).[1]

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

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]

  1. ^ Russian State Water Register - Река Чибагалах
  2. ^ Dictionary of names of hydrographic objects in Russia and other member countries of the CIS ed. G.I. Donidze. -M.: Kartgeocenter - Geodezizdat, 1999. p. 430 Archived 2021-11-08 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 5-86066-017-0
  3. ^ a b USSR 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet C-6, 3rd edition