| Tympylykan Тымпылыкан / Тымпылыкаан | |
|---|---|
 Course of the Tympylykan | |
  Mouth location inYakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Yakutian Lowland |
| • coordinates | 64°55′12″N122°17′10″E / 64.92000°N 122.28611°E /64.92000; 122.28611 |
| • elevation | ca 208 m (682 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 64°27′13″N125°30′34″E / 64.45361°N 125.50944°E /64.45361; 125.50944 |
| Length | 357 km (222 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 5,130 square kilometres (1,980 mi2)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→Laptev Sea |
TheTympylykan (Russian:Тымпылыкан,Yakut:Тымпылыкаан,Tımpılıkaan) is a river in theSakha Republic (Yakutia),Russia. It is a left tributary of theLena. Its length is 357 kilometres (222 mi) and the area of its basin is 5,130 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi).[1]
The basin of the Tympylykan falls fully within theCentral Yakutian Lowland. It flows across theKobyaysky andVilyuysky districts. The banks of the river are uninhabited.[2]
The Tympylykan originates in an area of swamps and small lakes of theCentral Yakutian Lowland. It flows first in a SSE direction and then roughly southeastwards to the south of theLinde within a widefloodplain. Towards the last stretch of its course it bends and flows northeastwards, meandering among marshes and lakes. Finally it meets the left bank of the Lena 1,086 kilometres (675 mi) upstream of its mouth in theLaptev Sea. TheLyapiske has its mouth roughly on the opposite side of the Lena.[2][3]
The main tributaries of the Tympylykan are the 74 km (46 mi) long Achchygyi-Tympylykan and 66 km (41 mi) long Konkyus-Mande from the left, as well as the 52 km (32 mi) long Yogdyonyu from the right.[1]
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