| Chona Чона / Чуона | |
|---|---|
 Chona meanders Sentinel-2 image | |
  Mouth location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sakha & Irkutsk Oblast |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lena Plateau |
| • coordinates | 59°26′10″N 108°49′44″E / 59.43611°N 108.82889°E |
| • elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Mouth | Vilyuy |
• location | Vilyuy Reservoir |
• coordinates | 62°04′31″N 110°41′27″E / 62.07528°N 110.69083°E |
• elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Length | 802 km (498 mi) |
| Basin size | 40,600 km2 (15,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 125 m3/s (4,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Chona (Russian: Чона; Yakut: Чуона, Çuona) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is 802 kilometres (498 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 40,600 square kilometres (15,700 sq mi).[1]
The Russian Geographical Society organized an expedition in 1853–55 to survey the orography, geology and population of the Vilyuy and Chona basins.[2]
- ^ Russian State Water Register - Chona
- ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia Richard Maack. Materials provided by the project Rubrikon.