Sartang
Sartang 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
- 66.33°, 133.01°
About Sartang
The Sartang (Russian: Сартанг; Yakut: Сартаҥ, Sartaŋ) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is the eastern, right source river of the Yana, and is 620 kilometres (390 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 17,800 square kilometres (6,900 mi2).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sartang (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sartang in Depth
Course
The river begins in the Verkhoyansk Range at an elevation of 2,295 metres (7,530 ft). From this area, the Sartang heads north along the Barylas, and continues north along the Yana Plateau between the Verkhoyansk Range to the west and the Chersky Range to the east. Around 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Verkhoyansk, the Sartang joins the river Dulgalakh to form the river Yana.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sartang (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sartang: Key Facts
| Length | 620 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 47 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 17,800 km² |
| Source | Verkhoyansk Range |
| Mouth | Yana |
Facts from Wikidata Q1479580 (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
Sartang: Quick Answers
- Where is Sartang?
- Sartang is located in Russia, at 66.3318° N, 133.0114° E.
- Are there dams on the Sartang?
- No dam on the Sartang is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.