Linde River

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The Linde in the catchment area of the Lena (upper section )

The Linde (Russian Линде, also Линдя / Lindja; Yakut Лииндэ / Liinde ) is a 804 km long left tributary of the Lena in northeast Siberia (Russia, Asia).

Course

The Linde rises in the eastern part of the Central Siberian Uplands in well 300 meters above sea level just north of the Arctic Circle. In the upper reaches it flows sequentially through a narrow, rocky valley with rapids, but soon reached the Mitteljakutische lowlands. Current flows through the Linde strongly meandering at its northwestern border in the south to the southern directions. In the lower reaches, the river turns east and finally flows into 46 m height in a left arm of the Lena.

The most important tributaries of the left Sebirdjoch (length 148 km), Serki (209 km) and Delingde (201 km). In the area of the middle and lower reaches, there are over 6000 lakes with a total area of ​​over 600 sq. km.

In their entire course of Linde flows on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Sakha ( Yakutia) by virtually uninhabited area. Along the river there are no towns.

Hydrography

The catchment area of ​​Linde covers about 20,000 km ². In the middle reaches of the river reaches a width of about 50 meters and a good meter depth, which it retains to the mouth; where the flow rate is 0.2 m / s

The Linde freezes between early October and the second half of May.

Infrastructure

The lime is not navigable. In carrying territory any infrastructure is almost entirely absent. Only in the middle course crosses a passable only in winter track of Wiljuisk to continue north on the left bank of Lena located Rajonverwaltungszentrum Shigansk the river ( no bridge ).

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