Aldan River

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Aldan River
Origin	Stanovoy Mountains
Mouth	Lena River
Basin countries	Russia
Length	2,273 km (1,412 mi)
Avg. discharge	5,060 m³/s (180,000 cu ft/s) (near mouth)
Basin area	729,000 km2 (281,000 sq mi)

The Aldan River (Russian: Алдан) is the second-longest tributary of the Lena River in eastern Siberia. The river is 2,273 km (1412 mi) long, of which around 1,600 km (994 mi) is navigable. It was part of the River Route to Okhotsk.

It rises in the Stanovoy Mountains southwest of Neryungri, then northeast past Aldan and through Tommot, Ust-Maya, Eldikan and Khandyga before turning northwest and joining the Lena near Batamay.

The river's main tributaries are the Amga River, Uchur River and Maya River. Its basin is known for gold and for Cambrian fossils.

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