Nuora (Lena)

Nuora (Strekalovka)
Нуора (Стрекаловка)
The Nuora near its mouth
Nuora (Lena) is located in Sakha Republic
Nuora (Lena)
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectYakutia
DistrictZhigansky District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral Yakutian Lowland
 • coordinates66°33′58″N 122°53′51″E / 66.56611°N 122.89750°E / 66.56611; 122.89750
 • elevation82 m (269 ft)
MouthLena
 • location
Zhigansk
 • coordinates
66°46′31″N 123°22′52″E / 66.77528°N 123.38111°E / 66.77528; 123.38111
 • elevation
30 m (98 ft)
Length69 km (43 mi)
Basin size1,110 km2 (430 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLenaLaptev Sea

The Nuora (Russian: Нуора or "Нуорда"[1] —now obsolete), also known as Strekalovka (Russian: Стрекаловка) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 69 kilometres (43 mi). Its drainage basin area is 1,110 square kilometres (430 sq mi).[1]

The river flows across Zhigansky District and has its mouth by Zhigansk, the district capital.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Река Нуорда (Стрекаловка) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).