Alazeya River

The Alazeya River (; ) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka River to the west and the Kolyma River to the east.

Geography
The river is  long. The area of its basin is . 
The Alazeya is formed by the confluence of the Nelkan and Kadylchan Rivers in the slopes of the Alazeya Plateau. It crosses roughly northwards through the tundra meandering among the flat, marshy areas of the Kolyma Lowland, part of the greater East Siberian Lowland. Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is a notable kigilyakh site on the right bank of the Alazeya River at .

There are more than 24,000 lakes in its basin. The biggest tributary of the Alazeya is the Rossokha River that joins it from the left in its lower course. Finally the Alazeya River drains into the Kolyma Bay of the East Siberian Sea, close to Logashkino.

The river freezes in late September through early October and stays icebound until late May through early June.

History

Dmitrii Zyryan was the first Russian to reach the Alazeya in 1641, but did not found a permanent settlement.

See also
List of rivers of Russia

References

Category:Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Category:Drainage basins of the East Siberian Sea