Chona
| Chona Чона / Чуона | |
|---|---|
Chona meanders Sentinel-2 image | |
Mouth location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sakha & Irkutsk Oblast |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lena Plateau |
| • coordinates | 59°26′10″N 108°49′44″E / 59.43611°N 108.82889°E |
| • elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Mouth | Vilyuy |
• location | Vilyuy Reservoir |
• coordinates | 62°04′31″N 110°41′27″E / 62.07528°N 110.69083°E |
• elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Length | 802 km (498 mi) |
| Basin size | 40,600 km2 (15,700 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 125 m3/s (4,400 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Chona (Russian: Чона; Yakut: Чуона, Çuona) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is 802 kilometres (498 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 40,600 square kilometres (15,700 sq mi).
The Russian Geographical Society organized an expedition in 1853–55 to survey the orography, geology and population of the Vilyuy and Chona basins.