Nera River (Russia)
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Nera River is a river in Sakha Republic, Russia
, and is a right tributary of the Indigirka River
. The river is 331 kilometres (206 mi) long and has a drainage basin
of 24500 square kilometres (9,460 sq mi). The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June. It is formed by the confluence of the Delyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers, and reaches its mouth at the Indigirka at the gold mining town of Ust Nera on the Kolyma Highway.
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, and is a right tributary of the Indigirka River
Indigirka River
The Indigirka River is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana River and the Kolyma River. It is in length. The area of its basin is 360,000 km²...
. The river is 331 kilometres (206 mi) long and has a drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 24500 square kilometres (9,460 sq mi). The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June. It is formed by the confluence of the Delyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers, and reaches its mouth at the Indigirka at the gold mining town of Ust Nera on the Kolyma Highway.