Nuchcha

Nuchcha
Нучча / Нуучча
Nuchcha course ONC map section
Nuchcha is located in Sakha Republic
Nuchcha
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKyun-Tas
 • coordinates69°52′52″N 140°04′54″E / 69.88111°N 140.08167°E / 69.88111; 140.08167
 • elevationca 900 metres (3,000 ft)
MouthChondon
 • coordinates
70°53′31″N 139°28′44″E / 70.89194°N 139.47889°E / 70.89194; 139.47889
 • elevation
18 metres (59 ft)
Length243 km (151 mi)
Basin size2,410 km2 (930 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChondonLaptev Sea

The Nuchcha or Nuuchcha (Russian: Нучча; Yakut: Нуучча, Nuuçça) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the longest tributary of the Chondon. The river has a length of 243 kilometres (151 mi) and a drainage basin area of 2,410 square kilometres (930 sq mi).[1]

The Nuchcha flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Ust-Yansky District. An abandoned village named "Batagay" was located by the riverside in its lower course.[2][3] A 2021 Yakut fictional film which received an award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was named Nuuchcha.[4]

  1. ^ "Река Нуучча in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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  4. ^ Фильм "Нуучча" российского режиссера Мункуева получил Гран-при на кинофестивале в Чехии