Adycha

The Adycha (Адыча; Адыаччы, Adıaccı) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Yana, and is 715 km long, with a drainage basin of 89800 km2.

At the end of the Soviet period, a big dam with a hydroelectric station was planned to be built on the river, but following perestroika and economic difficulties in the country the project was given up.

Course
The river begins in the western flank of the Chersky Range at an elevation of 1900 m. It heads first westwards and then roughly northwestwards, flanking the western side of the Nendelgin Range across a wide river valley. After bending around the northern end of the Tirekhtyakh Range it heads northwards and meanders strongly. Finally, after flowing across the western end of the Kisilyakh Range, it joins river Yana from the right about 30 km to the north of Batagay and roughly 30 km to the south of the confluence with the Oldzho. The river is also known as "Borong" (Russian: Боронг) in a section of its upper course.

River Adycha freezes in October and is under thick ice until the end of May. For about 4½ months it is frozen to the bottom. Part of the river is navigable after the thaw.

Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Adycha are Delakag (Делакаг), Charky (Чаркы) and Tuostakh (Туостах) on the right; and Derbeke (Дербеке), Nelgese (Нельгесе) and Borulakh (Борулах) on the left.

Flora
Taiga and forest tundra predominate in the valley of the river.