Ambarnaya
| Ambarnaya | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Амбарная(Russian) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 69°17′01″N87°43′57″E/ 69.283697°N 87.732524°E |
| Mouth | Lake Pyasino |
• coordinates | 69°28′39″N87°55′13″E/ 69.477599°N 87.920351°E |
| Length | 60 km (37 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 428 km2(165 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Pyasino→Pyasina→Kara Sea |
| Landmarks | Kayerkan |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Daldykan |
TheAmbarnaya(Russian:Амбарная,lit. 'barn girl') is a river inSiberiawhich flows in a northerly direction intoLake Pyasino.On leaving Lake Pyasino, the waters emerge as the riverPyasina.It shares a common delta with the riverNorilskaya.It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, and has adrainage basinof 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi).[2]
The river is fed by rain andmeltwater.[3]It is shallow and itsbedconsists ofglacial moraine–gravelandpebbles.[4]It is heavily polluted by the mining industry ofNorilsk,namelyNornickel,so fishing is no longer possible.[5]
Diesel spill[edit]
In May 2020, 20,000tonnesofdiesel fuelspilt into the river from a power plant. With a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) stretch of river seriously affected, Russia's president,Vladimir Putin,declared a state of emergency.[6][1][7]
References[edit]
- ^abSkarbo, Svetlana Skarbo (2 June 2020)."State of emergency in Norilsk after 20,000 tons of diesel leaks into Arctic river system".siberiantimes.com.
- ^"Река Амбарная in the State Water Register of Russia".textual.ru(in Russian).
- ^Gravesen; Ammendrup; Lollike (1995),A Railway on Permafrost in Siberia,OMAE
- ^Mel'nikov; Bakulin; Karpov; Kolesov (1973), "Geocryological Conditions and Procedures for Laying the Noril'sk-Messoyakha Pipeline",Permafrost: Second International Conference,National Academies, p. 599,ISBN9780309027465
- ^Studies on Russian Economic Development,vol. 10, Interperiodica, 1999, p. 324
- ^Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill,BBC, 4 June 2020
- ^AFP (2 June 2020)."Massive Thermal Plant Fuel Leak Pollutes Siberian River".The Moscow Times.
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