Molodo (river)
| Molodo Молодо / Муолада | |
|---|---|
Basin of the Lena | |
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Siberian Plateau |
| • coordinates | 68°18′41″N 118°31′45″E / 68.31139°N 118.52917°E |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 69°34′28″N 124°44′36″E / 69.5744°N 124.7433°E |
| Length | 556 km (345 mi) |
| Basin size | 26,900 square kilometres (10,400 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Molodo (Russian: Молодо, Yakut: Муолада, Muolada) is a river in Bulunsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a major left tributary of the Lena. The Molodo is 556 kilometres (345 mi) long, and the area of its basin 26,900 square kilometres (10,400 sq mi).
The banks of the Molodo are not inhabited. River sediments contain alluvial gold and diamonds.