Arga-Sala
| Arga-Sala Арга-Сала / Арҕаа Салаа | |
|---|---|
Confluence of the Arga-Sala and the Olenyok Sentinel-2 image. | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Siberian Plateau |
| • coordinates | 67°54′10″N 105°16′12″E / 67.90278°N 105.27000°E |
| • elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Mouth | Olenyok |
• coordinates | 68°27′48″N 112°12′20″E / 68.46333°N 112.20556°E |
• elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Length | 503 km (313 mi) |
| Basin size | 47,700 km2 (18,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 334 m3/s (11,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olenyok→Laptev Sea |
The Arga-Sala (Russian: Арга-Сала; Yakut: Арҕаа Салаа, Arğaa Salaa) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is the largest tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 503 kilometres (313 mi). Its drainage basin area is 47,700 square kilometres (18,400 sq mi). The river basin is a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.
The name of the river comes from the Yakut language "argaa/salaa" (Арҕаа/Салаа), meaning "western tributary".