Ilga (river)

Ilga Илга
Lena Basin with the Ilga in the lower left
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lena-Angara Plateau
• coordinates	53°26′39″N 105°01′52″E / 53.44417°N 105.03111°E / 53.44417; 105.03111
• elevation	980 m (3,220 ft)
Mouth	Lena
• location	Ust-Ilga
• coordinates	55°0′12″N 105°04′58″E / 55.00333°N 105.08278°E / 55.00333; 105.08278
• elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Length	289 km (180 mi)
Basin size	10,400 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	34.7 m3/s (1,230 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lena→ Laptev Sea

The Ilga (Russian: Илга) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the 32nd longest tributary of the Lena with a length of 289 kilometres (180 mi)^[1] and a drainage basin area of 10,400 square kilometres (4,000 sq mi).^[2]

There are a number of settlements near the river, such as Lukinovo (Лукиново), Bachai (Бачай), Zakharova (Захарова), Timoshino (Тимошино), Butyrina (Бутырина), Kaidakan (Кайдакан), Chichek (Чичек), Kachen (Качень), Znamenka (Знаменка), and Nizhnyaya Sloboda (Нижняя Слобода), mostly in Zhigalovsky District. Ust-Ilga is located by the Lena River at the confluence with the Ilga.^[3] In the summer tourists visit the Ilga mainly for rafting.^[1]