| Rassokha Рассоха | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location inYakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Yakutia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Suokurdakh |
| • coordinates | 69°1′42″N151°43′55″E / 69.02833°N 151.73194°E /69.02833; 151.73194 |
| • elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Mouth | Alazeya |
• coordinates | 69°30′38″N155°3′9″E / 69.51056°N 155.05250°E /69.51056; 155.05250 |
• elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Length | 786 km (488 mi) |
| Basin size | 27,300 km2 (10,500 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Alazeya→East Siberian Sea |
TheRassokha (Russian:Рассоха,[1] also Россоха;Yakut:Рассоха) is a river in the northeastern part ofYakutia,Russia. It is the major tributary of theAlazeya.[2]
The river is 786 kilometres (488 mi) long. The area of itsbasin is 27,300 square kilometres (10,500 sq mi).[3]
The Rassokha is formed by the confluence of the riversIlin-Yuryakh andArga-Yuryakh in theKolyma Lowland. The original sources of the uppermost river in the network are in theUlakhan-Sis Range. The Rassokha flows across theMiddle Kolyma District and theLower Kolyma District in an area marked bypermafrost, with numerous swamps and lakes. Finally it joins the left bank of the Alazeya 383 km (238 mi) from its mouth.[4]
The Rassokha has 145 tributaries that are longer than 10 km (6.2 mi) and in its basin there are 7,442 lakes with a total area of 3,240 km2 (1,250 sq mi).[4]
The river freezes in late September through early October and stays icebound until the end of May.
Theforest tundra of the Rassokha basin, together with theKondakov Plateau and theSuor Uyata and the Ulakhan-Tas, is part of the migration corridor of theSundrunreindeer population.[5]
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