ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ

Lena River
The Lena Pillars along the river near Yakutsk
Lena River watershed
ᱢᱩᱬ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ	Лена, Зүлгэ, Елюенэ, Өлүөнэ
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Main source	Baikal Mountains, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia 1,640 m (5,380 ft)
ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱰᱟᱦᱟᱨ	Lena Delta Arctic Ocean, Laptev Sea
Discharge	Location: Laptev Sea Minimum rate: 366 m3/s (12,900 cu ft/s)  Average rate: 16,871 m3/s (595,800 cu ft/s)  Maximum rate: 241,000 m3/s (8,500,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 2)	Location: Kirensk Average rate: 480 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 3)	ᱴᱷᱟᱶ: Vitim Average rate: 1,700 m3/s (60,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 4)	ᱴᱷᱟᱶ: Olyokminsk Average rate: 4,500 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge (location 5)	ᱴᱷᱟᱶ: Vilyuy inflow Average rate: 12,100 m3/s (430,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Basin size	2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)
Tributaries	ᱞᱮᱝᱠᱟ: Kirenga, Vilyuy ᱡᱚᱡᱚᱢ: Vitim, Olyokma, Aldan

ᱞᱮᱱᱟ (ᱨᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱱ Ле́на) ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱨᱮᱴ ᱥᱟᱭᱵᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱵᱽ ᱩᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱠᱴᱤᱠ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱩᱞ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱕᱘᱘ ᱠᱭᱩᱵᱤᱠ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱪᱷᱚᱨ ᱜᱮ ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱭᱮᱱᱤᱥᱤ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱢᱯᱩᱨᱩᱱ ᱨᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱜᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱑᱑ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤᱱ ᱦᱚᱨ

ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱᱟᱜ 1,640 meters (5,381 ft) ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱚᱭᱠᱟᱞ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮ, ᱛᱞᱢᱟ ᱥᱟᱭᱵᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱲᱚᱵᱷᱩᱢᱤ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮ, ᱵᱚᱭᱠᱟᱹ ᱦᱨᱚᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ 7 kilometres (4 mi) ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱛᱚᱨ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱵᱽ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱤᱨᱮᱝᱜᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ, ᱵᱷᱤᱭᱮᱛᱱᱟᱢ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱞᱤᱭᱚᱠᱟᱢᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱭᱟᱠᱩᱥᱴ ᱠᱷᱳᱱ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨᱚᱜ-ᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱝᱜᱟ ᱡᱚᱡᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧᱚᱜᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱝ ᱡᱚᱡᱚᱢ ᱪᱟᱝᱲᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱞᱫᱟᱱ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱝᱜᱟ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱟᱝᱲᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷ᱾ᱞᱩᱭ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱰᱮ ᱠᱷᱳᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱟᱹᱪᱷ᱾ᱢ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱠᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣᱞᱟᱠᱷ ᱨᱮᱧᱡᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱮᱨᱠᱷᱚᱭᱟᱝᱠ ᱨᱮᱧᱡᱽ ᱠᱷᱳᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱚᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱮ ᱠᱷᱚᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱯᱴᱮᱵᱽ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱞᱤᱧᱡᱤ ᱟᱬᱜᱚᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱳ ᱟᱨᱠᱴᱤᱠ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ 30,000 square kilometres (11,583 sq mi) in area,

ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ

ᱯᱟᱹᱛᱭᱟᱹᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱞᱤᱭᱩ ᱮᱱᱮ (Elyu-Ene) ᱠᱷᱤᱚᱱ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱾

The river around 1890

ᱥᱟᱭ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ (᱑᱖᱒᱐-᱑᱖᱒᱓) ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱠᱷᱳᱱ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭᱚᱜ-ᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱰᱮᱢᱤᱫᱽ ᱯᱭᱟᱱᱰᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱠᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱹᱭᱩᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱰᱷᱚᱝᱜᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱴᱩᱝᱜᱩᱥᱠᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ (ᱰᱤᱥᱠᱚᱵᱷᱚᱨ) ᱠᱮᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱑᱖᱒᱓ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱭᱟᱱᱰᱟ 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) ᱡᱟᱜᱟᱭ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱜ-ᱟ ᱑᱖᱒᱘ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱚᱰᱮ ᱑᱐ ᱡᱷᱚᱬ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱮᱴᱮᱨ ᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱭᱟᱥᱟᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱩᱢᱟᱹᱞ ᱠᱮᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱨ ᱑᱖᱓᱒ ᱥᱟᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱤᱨᱤᱱᱥᱠ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱠᱮᱜ-ᱟ ᱾

ᱯᱮᱠᱚᱬ ᱚᱛ

ᱦᱟᱣᱮᱫ ᱨᱤᱛᱩ ᱒᱐᱑᱔ ᱨᱮ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱯᱮᱠᱚᱬ ᱚᱛ

ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱯᱮᱠᱚᱬ ᱚᱛ ᱯᱷᱮᱵᱽᱨᱩᱣᱟᱨᱤ ᱒᱐᱐᱐

ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱮ: Fyodor Matisen

ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱮᱠᱚᱬ ᱚᱛ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ 100 kilometres (62 mi) ᱟᱨ ᱚᱥᱟᱨᱴ ᱫᱚ 400 km (250 mi) ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱮᱠᱚᱬ ᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱫᱚ ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱪᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱵᱚᱨᱚᱯ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱤᱠᱷᱟᱹᱱ ᱠᱤᱪᱷᱤ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱚᱫᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱴᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱝ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱮᱨᱩᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱡᱟᱱᱚᱣᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱡᱟᱹᱵᱽ ᱦᱤᱥᱟᱹᱵᱽ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱯᱚᱲᱦᱚᱱ

• Alexander von Bunge & Eduard von Toll (1887), The Expedition to the New Siberian Islands and the Yana country, equipped by the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
• Jeffrey Tayler (2006), River of No Reprieve: Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death, and Destiny

ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

• Arctic Great Rivers Observatory (ArcticGRO)
• NASA Earth Observatory page on flooding on the Lena River
• Information and a map of the Lena's watershed
• Permafrost in the Lena Delta
• Alfred Wegner institute (AWI) Publications, Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung (Reports on polar and marine research) - free, downloadable research reports on the biology, geology, oceanography, hydrology, paleontology, paleoclimatology, fauna, flora, soils, cryology, and so forth of the Lena Delta, Laptev Sea, and other parts of the Arctic Circle.