Timpton
The Timpton (Russian: Тимптон; Yakut: Төмтөөн) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin. It has a length of 644 kilometres (400 mi) and a drainage basin area of 44,400 square kilometres (17,100 sq mi). There are no settlements near its banks except for Nagorny village.
| Timpton Yakut: Төмтөөн | |
|---|---|
View of a bend in the river | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Stanovoy Range |
| • coordinates | 56°00′45″N 124°23′50″E |
| • elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
| Mouth | Aldan |
• coordinates | 58°44′01″N 127°10′40″E |
• elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Length | 644 km (400 mi) |
| Basin size | 44,400 km2 (17,100 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 94 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aldan→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Timpton is crossed by the A360 Lena Highway and coal is mined in the river basin. Up to the present the Timpton is in a relative pristine condition, being a favorite destination for rafting and kayaking, but construction of the Nizhne-Timpton hydroelectric power station, approved in 2009, is planned on the river course in the future.
Grayling, whitefish, taimen, rudd, perch and lenok are found in the waters of the river.