Ambarnaya

The Ambarnaya (Russian: Амбарная, translation: "barn girl") is a river in Siberia which flows in a northerly direction into Lake Pyasino. On leaving Lake Pyasino, the waters emerge as the river Pyasina. It shares a common delta with the river Norilskaya. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi).[2]

Ambarnaya
Tundra on the Taymyr Peninsula between Dudinka and Norilsk, River Ambarnaya
Native nameАмбарная  (Russian)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ coordinates69.283697°N 87.732524°E / 69.283697; 87.732524
MouthLake Pyasino
 ⁃ coordinates
69.477599°N 87.920351°E / 69.477599; 87.920351
Length60 km (37 mi)[1]
Basin size428 km2 (165 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Pyasino→ Pyasina→ Kara Sea
LandmarksKayerkan
Tributaries 
 ⁃ rightDaldykan

The river is fed by rain and meltwater.[3] It is shallow and its bed consists of glacial moraine – gravel and pebbles.[4] It is heavily polluted by the mining industry of Norilsk, namely Nornickel, so fishing is no longer possible.[5]

Diesel spill

In May 2020, 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel spilt 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
  1. Skarbo, Svetlana Skarbo (2 June 2020). "State of emergency in Norilsk after 20,000 tons of diesel leaks into Arctic river system". siberiantimes.com.
  2. Река Амбарная in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
  3. Gravesen; Ammendrup; Lollike (1995), A Railway on Permafrost in Siberia (PDF), OMAE
  4. 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, ISBN 9780309027465
  5. Studies on Russian Economic Development, 10, Interperiodica, 1999, p. 324
  6. Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill, BBC, 4 June 2020
  7. AFP (2 June 2020). "Massive Thermal Plant Fuel Leak Pollutes Siberian River". The Moscow Times.
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