Ambarnaya

Ambarnaya
Tundra on the Taymyr Peninsula between Dudinka and Norilsk, River Ambarnaya
Map
Native nameАмбарная (Russian)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates69°17′01″N 87°43′57″E / 69.283697°N 87.732524°E / 69.283697; 87.732524
MouthLake Pyasino
 • coordinates
69°28′39″N 87°55′13″E / 69.477599°N 87.920351°E / 69.477599; 87.920351
Length60 km (37 mi)[1]
Basin size428 km2 (165 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Pyasino→ Pyasina→ Kara Sea
LandmarksKayerkan
Tributaries 
 • rightDaldykan

The Ambarnaya (Russian: Амбарная, lit. 'barn girl') is a river in Siberia which flows in a northerly direction into Lake Pyasino. On leaving Lake Pyasino, the waters emerge as the river Pyasina. It shares a common delta with the river Norilskaya. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi).[2]

The river is fed by rain and meltwater.[3] It is shallow and its bed consists of glacial moraine – gravel and pebbles.[4] It is heavily polluted by the mining industry of Norilsk, namely Nornickel, so fishing is no longer possible.[5]

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  2. ^ "Река Амбарная in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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