| Akhtaranda | |
| Other Name: | Ахтаранда |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 63.4506°N 112.1139°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 250m (820feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 63.1006°N 112.2047°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 246m (807feet) |
| Length: | 75km (47miles) (302km (188miles) including the Almydya) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 57.95m3/s near the Batyr mouth |
| Basin Size: | 15700km2 |
The Akhtaranda (Russian: Ахтаранда; sah|Ахтаранда), is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is 75km (47miles) long —302km (188miles) including the length of the Almydya at its head. The Akhtaranda has a drainage basin of 15700km2.
The river flows across an uninhabited sector of Mirninsky District.[1]
The Akhtaranda belongs to the upper stretch of the Vilyuy basin. It originates at the confluence of the 227km (141miles) long Alymdya from the right and the 191km (119miles) long Olguydakh from the left. Both rivers flow from the Vilyuy Plateau. It heads roughly southwards meandering slightly among low hills. Finally, it meets the northern shore of the Vilyuy Reservoir 1336km (830miles) from its mouth in the Lena.[2] [3]
The main tributary of the Akhtaranda is the 221km (137miles) long Batyr joining it from the right, and the 78km (48miles) long Aannaakh (Аанньаах) from the left. The Akhtaranda freezes in mid October and stays under ice until late May or June.
