Çiilgaa

The Chylga flows through the mountain country of the upper Yana basin, between watersheds feeding the Sartang and the Adycha. Streams including the Symalabyt and Kharbalakh join it among the northern ridges. Forest and river valleys break up the highlands, while the rivers eventually carry their waters north to the Laptev Sea. Long winters and a short summer govern the movement of water through this inland landscape.