Timpton
Sign in to saveThe Timpton (; ) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of . There are no settlements near its banks except for Nagorny village.
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- Timpton
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- Поездка в Нерюнгринский район, 2017 (365).jpg
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- View of a bend in the river
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- Stanovoy Range
- River.mouth
- Aldan
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- Country
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- Russia
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- Russia Sakha Republic
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- Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
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The Timpton (; ) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of . There are no settlements near its banks except for Nagorny village.
The Timpton is crossed by the A360 Lena Highway and coal is mined in the river basin. Up to the present the Timpton is in a relative pristine condition, being a favorite destination for rafting and kayaking, but construction of the Nizhne-Timpton hydroelectric power station, approved in 2009, is planned on the river course in the future.