Arga-Yuryakh
| Arga-Yuryakh Арга-Юрях / Арҕаа Үрэх | |
|---|---|
Last stretch of the Arga-Yuryakh Sentinel-2 image | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Orulgan Range Verkhoyansk Range |
| • coordinates | 69°49′31″N 130°20′48″E / 69.82528°N 130.34667°E |
| • elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Mouth | Omoloy |
• coordinates | 70°26′28″N 132°58′39″E / 70.44111°N 132.97750°E |
| Length | 214 km (133 mi) (279 km (173 mi)) |
| Basin size | 5,530 km2 (2,140 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Omoloy → Laptev Sea |
The Arga-Yuryakh (Russian: Арга-Юрях; Yakut: Арҕаа Үрэх, Arğaa Ürex) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of 214 kilometres (133 mi) and a drainage basin area of 5,530 square kilometres (2,140 sq mi).
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate tundra territories of the East Siberian Lowland. Its basin falls within Ust-Yansky and Bulunsky districts. The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Arğaa-ürex" (Арҕаа-үрэх), meaning "western river".