Khanda (river)
| Khanda Yakut: Ханда Belaya | |
|---|---|
Course of the Khanda River | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sette-Daban, Verkhoyansk Range |
| • coordinates | 61°42′21″N 138°22′55″E / 61.70583°N 138.38194°E |
| Mouth | Aldan River |
• coordinates | 61°37′57″N 135°30′13″E / 61.63250°N 135.50361°E |
| Length | 281 km (175 mi) |
| Basin size | 870 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.099 m3/s (74.1 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Khanda (Russian: Ханда; Yakut: Ханда, Xanda), also known as Belaya (Russian: Белая), is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin.
The Khanda has a length of 281 kilometres (175 mi) and a drainage basin area of 8,790 square kilometres (3,390 sq mi). There are no settlements in the area of the river. The nearest inhabited places are Khandyga of Tompo District and Eldikan of Ust-Maysky District to the north and south of the river's mouth respectively.
In the International scale of river difficulty the Khanda is a Class II destination for rafting and kayaking.