| Chondon Чондон / Чондоон | |
|---|---|
 Mouths of the ChondonONC map section | |
  Mouth location in theSakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Yakutia,Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Selennyakh Range |
| • coordinates | 69°48′35″N137°55′48″E / 69.80972°N 137.93000°E /69.80972; 137.93000 |
| • elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chondon Bay Laptev Sea |
• coordinates | 71°14′25″N138°9′41″E / 71.24028°N 138.16139°E /71.24028; 138.16139 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 606 km (377 mi) |
| Basin size | 18,900 km2 (7,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s) |
TheChondon (Russian:Чондон;[1]Yakut:Чондоон,Çondoon) is a river inUst-Yansky District,Sakha Republic (Yakutia),Russia. It is 606 kilometres (377 mi) long, with adrainage basin of 18,900 square kilometres (7,300 sq mi).[2]
The Chondonmammoth was discovered in 2013 in the Chondon basin, at the feet of thePolousny Range, 66 km south-west of the village ofTumat. It had died at the age of 47 to 50 years.[3]
The river begins in the northern slopes of theSelennyakh Range at an elevation of 640 metres (2,100 ft). It flows roughly northwards west of theYana River across theYana-Indigirka Lowlandmeandering strongly among marshy areas and lakes. In its lower course it flows parallel to theSellyakh in the east.[4][5]Yarok Island lies across its mouth, in the Chondon Bay, by theYana Bay of theLaptev Sea.[4][6]
There are over 6,600 lakes in the Chondon basin, with a total area of 497 km2 (192 sq mi). The river freezes yearly between early October and early June.[7]
The main tributaries of the Chondon are the 170 km (110 mi) longBuor-Yuryakh, with its source in theKyundyulyun, from the left, as well as the 142 km (88 mi) longYgaanna (Ыгаанньа), the 104 km (65 mi) long Dodomo and the 243 km (151 mi) longNuchcha (Нучча) from the right.[5]
Among the fish species found in the river,muksun,nelma,omul andvendace deserve mention.[8]
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