Nera (Indigirka)

Nera
Нерa / Ньара
Mouth location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal SubjectSakha Republic
CityUst-Nera
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNera Plateau
  coordinates63°48′28″N 145°34′3″E / 63.80778°N 145.56750°E / 63.80778; 145.56750
  elevation787 m (2,582 ft)
Source confluenceDelyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers
MouthIndigirka
  location
Ust-Nera, Oymyakon District
  coordinates
64°35′55″N 143°15′35″E / 64.59861°N 143.25972°E / 64.59861; 143.25972
  elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Length331 km (206 mi)
Basin size24,500 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirkaEast Siberian Sea

The Nera (Russian: Нера, Yakut: Ньара, romanized: Ņara) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia, and is a right tributary of the Indigirka. The river is 331 kilometres (206 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 24,500 square kilometres (9,460 sq mi).

The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June. A stretch of the R504 Kolyma Highway runs along the river.