Alymdya
{{Short description|River in Yakutia, Russia}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Alymdya
| other_name = Алымдя / Алымдьа
| image = Akhtaranda 2019-08-09-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg
| image_caption = Confluence of the Alymdya and Olguydakh Sentinel-2 image
| pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
| source1_location = Vilyuy Plateau
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|64|39|25|N|111|13|21|E|}}
| source1_elevation =
| mouth = Akhtaranda
| mouth_location =
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|63|27|02|N|112|06|50|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|250|m|abbr=on}}
| progression = Akhtaranda → {{RVilyuy}}
| subdivision_type1 = Federal Subject
| subdivision_name1 = Yakutia
| length = {{convert|227|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|5310|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Alymdya ({{langx|ru|Алымдя}} o Алымджа; {{langx|sah|Алымдьа}}), is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Akhtaranda, part of the Vilyuy basin. The river is {{convert|227|km|mi}} long and has a drainage basin of {{convert|5310|km2|mi2}}.{{GVR|251609|Река Алымдьа}}
The Alymdya flows across an uninhabited sector of Mirninsky District.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/q-49_50.jpg|title=Q-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=20 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/p-49_50.jpg|title=P-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=20 April 2023}}
Course
The Alymdya belongs to the upper stretch of the Vilyuy basin. It originates in the southeastern Vilyuy Plateau. The river heads roughly southeastwards and then southwards, crossing a cluster of small lakes and swamps. Then it turns southeastwards again and keeps roughly that direction until its mouth at the confluence with the {{convert|191|km|abbr=on}} long Olguydakh from the left to form the Akhtaranda, {{convert|75|km|abbr=on}} from its mouth in the Vilyuy Reservoir.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613135136/http://www.nature.ykt.ru/RIAC/Yakutia_geogr/014.htm#%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%85 Nature.ykt]Google Earth
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.mindat.org/feature-2027829.html Alymdya, Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia mindat.org]