Elgi

Elgi
Эльги / Эльгэ
Confluence of the Elgi and the Indigirka Sentinel-2 image
Map
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceDegdega and Kao confluence
 • coordinates64°19′02″N 138°45′20″E / 64.31722°N 138.75556°E / 64.31722; 138.75556
 • elevationca 1,100 m (3,600 ft)
MouthIndigirka
 • location
SW of Ust-Nera
 • coordinates
64°16′16″N 142°10′03″E / 64.27111°N 142.16750°E / 64.27111; 142.16750
 • elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Length394 km (245 mi)
Basin size68,200 km2 (26,300 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionIndigirkaEast Siberian Sea

The Elgi (Russian: Эльги; Yakut: Эльгэ) is a river in Yakutia in Russia, a left tributary of the Indigirka. The Elgi Plateau is named after the Elgi River. The river's length is 394 km (245 mi) and its drainage basin 68,200 square kilometres (26,300 sq mi).[1]

Teryut village is located close to the confluence of the Elgi and the Indigirka.[2] Formerly there was a settlement called Elginsky on the left bank of the Elgi, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) upstream from the confluence. It belonged to the Oymyakon District and was abolished in 2007.[3]

  1. ^ "Река ЭЛЬГИ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ "В Якутии ликвидируют 9 населённых пунктов". 2007-08-07. Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2011-01-31.