Molodo (river)

Molodo
Молодо / Муолада
Basin of the Lena
Molodo (river) is located in Sakha Republic
Molodo (river)
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral Siberian Plateau
 • coordinates68°18′41″N 118°31′45″E / 68.31139°N 118.52917°E / 68.31139; 118.52917
MouthLena
 • coordinates
69°34′28″N 124°44′36″E / 69.5744°N 124.7433°E / 69.5744; 124.7433
Length556 km (345 mi)[1]
Basin size26,900 square kilometres (10,400 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionLenaLaptev Sea

The Molodo (Russian: Молодо, Yakut: Муолада, Muolada) is a river in Bulunsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.[2] It is a major left tributary of the Lena. The Molodo is 556 kilometres (345 mi) long, and the area of its basin 26,900 square kilometres (10,400 sq mi).[3]

The banks of the Molodo are not inhabited. River sediments contain alluvial gold and diamonds.[4]

  1. ^ a b Молодо. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ "Molodo (Russia, OAO Nizhne-Lenskoye)". Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ Река Молода (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Water of Russia - Молодо (in Russian)". Retrieved 12 January 2022.