Nyukzha
The Nyukzha () is a river in Amur Oblast and Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the second largest tributary of the Olyokma river in terms of length and area of its basin. The Nyukzha is long and has a drainage basin of . There are a number of inhabited places close to the banks of the river, including Ust-Urkima, Lopcha, Chilchi, Ust-Nyukzha, Larba and Yuktali, mostly with a significant Evenk population. A section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline passes along the river valley. The river is a destination for rafting.
Key facts
- River.name
- Nyukzha
- River.image
- Юктали сверху (2).jpg
- River.image_caption
- View of the Nyukzha river at Yuktali
- River.source1
- Nyukzha RidgeOlyokma Stanovik
- River.mouth
- Olyokma
- River.mouth_location
- Near Ust-Nyukzha
- River.progression
- Olyokma→
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- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Russia
- River.subdivision_type2
- Federal subject
- River.subdivision_name2
- Amur Oblast,Zabaykalsky Krai
- River.pushpin_map
- Russia Amur Oblast
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The Nyukzha () is a river in Amur Oblast and Transbaikalia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the second largest tributary of the Olyokma river in terms of length and area of its basin. The Nyukzha is long and has a drainage basin of . There are a number of inhabited places close to the banks of the river, including Ust-Urkima, Lopcha, Chilchi, Ust-Nyukzha, Larba and Yuktali, mostly with a significant Evenk population. A section of the Baikal–Amur Mainline passes along the river valley. The river is a destination for rafting.
There are rock paintings of the Early Iron Age by the right bank of the Nyukzha and from its mouth, near the confluence with the Onen river.
On the map
4 mapped locations