the River Lena is an annual event with the spring melt waters
LenaLength: At about 4,400 kilometres (2,740 miles) the Lena is one of the longest rivers in the world and the longest river it flow inside the Russian Federation.Source: The Baikal Mountains, south of the Central Siberian Plateau.Mouth: The river empties into the Laptev Sea, an area of the Arctic Ocean, in the north east of the Russian Federation. At the mouth of the Lena is a delta with seven main channels or distributaries.
Location: Russian Federation
Lenskie Stolby National Nature Lena River
The river only flows for part of the year given the extremely chilly local climate. On average there are 130 ice-free days in the year. At the mouth of the river is a delta of frozen tundra but when temperatures rise this area becomes a rich wetland ecosystem, home to many different animals and birds including some seasonal visitors like migrating geese.
Lena River
Flooding along the banks of the River Lena is an annual event with the spring melt waters adding extra volume to the river channel. Many people were affected by large-scale flooding along the course of the River Lena in 2001. Homes and businesses were destroyed by the flood waters in the town of Lensk, while Kirensk, Yakutsk and numerous villages were totally drenched. Happily, much of Lensk has been rebuilt since then.
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