Molodo Молодо / Муолада | |
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Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Central Siberian Plateau |
• coordinates | 68°18′41″N 118°31′45″E / 68.31139°N 118.52917°E |
Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 69°34′28″N 124°44′36″E / 69.5744°N 124.7433°E |
Length | 556 km (345 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 26,900 square kilometres (10,400 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Molodo (‹See Tfd›Russian: Молодо, Yakut: Муолада, Muolada) is a river in Bulunsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.[2] It is a major left tributary of the Lena. The Molodo is 556 kilometres (345 mi) long, and the area of its basin 26,900 square kilometres (10,400 sq mi).[3]
The banks of the Molodo are not inhabited. River sediments contain alluvial gold and diamonds.[4]