Elgi
{{Short description|River in Yakutia, Russia}}{{Infobox river
| name = Elgi
| other_name = Эльги / Эльгэ
| image =Elgi 2019-07-14-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg
| image_caption = Confluence of the Elgi and the Indigirka Sentinel-2 image
| source1 = Degdega and Kao confluence
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|64|19|02|N|138|45|20|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki}}
| source1_elevation = ca {{convert|1100|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Indigirka
| mouth_location = SW of Ust-Nera
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|64|16|16|N|142|10|03|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki|display=it}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|550|m|abbr=on}}
| progression = {{RIndigirka}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Russia
| length_km = 394
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size_km2 = 68200
}}
The Elgi ({{langx|ru|Эльги}}; {{langx|sah|Эльгэ}}) is a river in Yakutia in Russia, a left tributary of the Indigirka. The Elgi Plateau is named after the Elgi River. The river's length is {{convert|394|km|abbr=on}} and its drainage basin {{convert|68200|km2|mi2}}.{{GVR|259731|Река ЭЛЬГИ}}
Teryut village is located close to the confluence of the Elgi and the Indigirka.Google Earth Formerly there was a settlement called Elginsky on the left bank of the Elgi, about {{convert|40|km|mi}} upstream from the confluence. It belonged to the Oymyakon District and was abolished in 2007.{{cite news |url=http://www.annews.ru/news/detail.php?ID=115873&print=Y |title=В Якутии ликвидируют 9 населённых пунктов |date=2007-08-07 |accessdate=2011-01-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311235614/http://www.annews.ru/news/detail.php?ID=115873&print=Y |archivedate=2013-03-11 }}
Course
The Elgi is formed by the confluence of the Degdega and Kao rivers. It flows across the Elgi Plateau in a wide arch, first approximately westwards and then roughly eastwards. After {{convert|394|km|mi}} it meets the left bank of the upper Indigirka, about {{convert|70|km|mi}} upstream from Ust-Nera.[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operational_Navigation_Chart_C-6,_3rd_edition.jpg 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet C-6]
The Elgi freezes up in the second half of October and remains icebound until late May through early June.
=Tributaries=
The main tributaries of the Elgi are the {{convert|108|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Tobychan and the {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Utachan on the left, as well as the {{convert|140|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Ulakhan Selerikan (Улахан Сэлэрикээн) and the {{convert|125|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Ayaaba (Айааба) on the right. The river freezes before mid October and stays frozen until mid May. There are an estimated of 3,700 lakes in the river basin.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613135439/http://www.nature.ykt.ru/RIAC/Yakutia_geogr/026.htm#%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B8 Nature.ykt]
| valign="top" |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Portal bar|Russia}}
Category:Rivers of the Sakha Republic
{{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub}}
{{FarEast-Russia-river-stub}}