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Timpton
River in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Timpton (Russian: Тимптон; Yakut: Төмтөөн) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin. It has a length of 644 kilometres (400 mi) and a drainage basin area of 44,400 square kilometres (17,100 sq mi).[1] There are no settlements near its banks except for Nagorny village.
Timpton Yakut: Төмтөөн | |
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![]() View of a bend in the river | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Stanovoy Range |
• coordinates | 56°00′45″N 124°23′50″E |
• elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
Mouth | Aldan |
• coordinates | 58°44′01″N 127°10′40″E |
• elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
Length | 644 km (400 mi) |
Basin size | 44,400 km2 (17,100 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 94 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Timpton is crossed by the A360 Lena Highway and coal is mined in the river basin. Up to the present the Timpton is in a relative pristine condition, being a favorite destination for rafting and kayaking, but construction of the Nizhne-Timpton hydroelectric power station, approved in 2009, is planned on the river course in the future.[2]
Grayling, whitefish, taimen, rudd, perch and lenok are found in the waters of the river.[3]