Nera River (Russia)

Nera River
Нерa (Russian)
River
Country Russia
Federal Subject Sakha Republic
City Ust Nera
Source confluence Delyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers
Mouth Indigirka River
 - location Ust-Nera, Oymyakonsky District
 - elevation 500 m (1,640 ft)
 - coordinates RU 64°35′55″N 143°15′35″E / 64.59861°N 143.25972°E / 64.59861; 143.25972Coordinates: RU 64°35′55″N 143°15′35″E / 64.59861°N 143.25972°E / 64.59861; 143.25972
Length 331 km (206 mi)
Basin 24,500 km2 (9,460 sq mi)

Nera River (Russian: Нера) is a river in Sakha Republic, Russia, and is a right tributary of the Indigirka River. The river is 331 kilometres (206 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 24,500 square kilometres (9,460 sq mi). The Nera freezes up in October and remains icebound until May - early June. It is formed by the confluence of the Delyankir and Khudzhakh Rivers, and reaches its mouth at the Indigirka at the gold mining town of Ust Nera on the Kolyma Highway.


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