Moma
Moma is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 65.94°, 145.26°
About Moma
The Moma (Russian: Мома; Yakut: Муома, Muoma) is a river in Yakutia in Russia, a right tributary of the Indigirka. The length of the river is 406 kilometres (252 mi), the area of its drainage basin is 30,200 square kilometres (11,700 mi2).
The extinct cinder cone volcanoes Balagan-Tas and Uraga-Tas are some of the main features of Moma Natural Park.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Moma (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Moma in Depth
Course
The Moma originates from Lake Sisyktyah on the northern slope of the Ulakhan Chistay Range, the highest subrange of the Chersky Range. The river flows in the wide intermontane basin separating the Ulakhan Chistay Range from the Moma Range in the north and flows into the Indigirka about 1,086 kilometres (675 mi) from its mouth.
There are black coal deposits in the river basin. The district centre – the village of Khonuu – is located at the mouth of the river.
Hydrology
Rain, snow and ice feed the river. It freezes in October, the ice breaks up in late May – early June. In the middle and lower courses the river bed abounds rocky rapids, icing is typical. The average annual water consumption – 377 kilometres (234 mi) from the mouth – is 11.02 cubic metres per second (389 cu ft/s). The river is not navigable.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Moma (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Moma: Key Facts
| Length | 406 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 11 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 30,200 km² |
| Mouth | Indigirka |
Facts from Wikidata Q783916 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Moma: Quick Answers
- Where is Moma?
- Moma is located in Russia, at 65.9422° N, 145.2561° E.
- Are there dams on the Moma?
- No dam on the Moma is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.