| Menkere Мэнкэрэ / Мэҥкэрэ | |
|---|---|
 Course of the Menkere ONC map section | |
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Orulgan Range Verkhoyansk Range |
| • coordinates | 67°53′28″N 125°53′03″E / 67.89111°N 125.88417°E |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 68°0′31″N 123°18′11″E / 68.00861°N 123.30306°E |
| Length | 227 km (141 mi) (402 km (250 mi)) |
| Basin size | 15,900 km2 (6,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Menkere (Russian: Мэнкэрэ; Yakut: Мэҥкэрэ, Meŋkere) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Lena. The river has a length of 227 kilometres (141 mi) —402 km (250 mi) together with the Syncha— and a drainage basin area of 15,900 square kilometres (6,100 sq mi).[1]
The Menkere flows across desolate territories of Zhigansky District.[2]
- ^ "Река Мэнкэрэ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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