Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Location
- Aldan Highlands
- Mouth
- Aldan
- Length
- 1,462 km (908 mi)
- Basin size
- 69,300 km (26,800 mi )
- Average
- 178 m /s (6,300 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- ‹See Tfd› Aldan → ‹See Tfd› Lena → Laptev Sea
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Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Amga River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Aldan
- watershed area
- 69300
- discharge
- 178
- origin of the watercourse
- Stanovoy Range
- described by source
- Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
The Amga (Russian: Амга; Yakut: Амма, Amma) is a river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. The length of the river is 1,462 kilometres (908 mi). The area of its basin is 69,300 square kilometres (26,800 mi). The Amga freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May. Many different kinds of fish can be found in the Amga river.
Course
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