Bolshaya Ercha

The Bolshaya Ercha (Russian: Большая Эрча) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a tributary of the Indigirka. The river has a length of 252 kilometres (157 mi) and a drainage basin area of 4,290 square kilometres (1,660 sq mi).[1]

Bolshaya Ercha
Большая Эрча
Bolshaya Ercha course ONC map section
Bolshaya Ercha is located in Sakha Republic
Bolshaya Ercha
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUlakhan-Sis
 • coordinates69°39′00″N 150°13′13″E
MouthIndigirka
 • coordinates
69°34′05″N 147°38′10″E
 • elevation
51 metres (167 ft)
Length252 km (157 mi)
Basin size4,290 km2 (1,660 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirka → Laptev Sea

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Allaikhovsky District.[2][3]

Course

The Bolshaya Ercha is a right tributary of the Indigirka. It has its sources in the northern slopes of the Ulakhan-Sis range. The river flows first northwestwards in its uppermost section, and then in a roughly western / WSW direction skirting the Kondakov Plateau which rises to the north. In its last stretch the river descends into the Indigirka floodplain among numerous lakes where it meanders strongly, forming oxbow lakes. Finally the Bolshaya Ercha joins the Indigirka 354 km (220 mi) from its mouth. Now uninhabited Vorontsovo village lies near the confluence, on the facing bank of the Indigirka.[2][3]

Tributaries

The main tributary of the Bolshaya Ercha is the 101 km (63 mi) long Malaya Ercha on the right, as well as the 40 km (25 mi) long Kusagan-Yurekh (Кусаган-Юрэх), the 36 km (22 mi) long At-Khaya (Ат-Хайа), the 42 km (26 mi) long Kistike (Кистикэ) and the 36 km (22 mi) long Erkichan (Эркичан) on the left. The river is frozen between the beginning of October and the beginning of June. There are more than 600 lakes in its basin.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Река Бол. Эрча in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. "R-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. Google Earth
  4. Большая Эрча - nature.ykt


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