| Begidyan Бегидян / Бэгидьээн | |
|---|---|
 Begidyan mouth in the Lena Sentinel-2 image. | |
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of rivers Tarynnakh and Buor-Salyr-Taryna Verkhoyansk Range |
| • coordinates | 66°48′16″N 126°05′30″E / 66.80444°N 126.09167°E |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 66°47′49″N 123°42′13″E / 66.79694°N 123.70361°E |
| Length | 195 km (121 mi) (262 km (163 mi)) |
| Basin size | 3,910 km2 (1,510 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Begidyan (Russian: Бегидян, also Бегиджян; Yakut: Бэгидьээн) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a right tributary of the Lena. The river has a length of 195 kilometres (121 mi) —262 km (163 mi) together with the Tarynnakh— and a drainage basin area of 3,910 square kilometres (1,510 sq mi).[1]
The Begidyan flows across uninhabited territories of Zhigansky District. Its mouth is near Zhigansk, the district capital, located on the opposite bank of the Lena.[2]
- ^ "Река Бэгидьээн in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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