Tompo

Tompo
Томпо
Confluence of the Tompo and the Aldan Sentinel-2 image
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussian Federation
Physical characteristics
SourceElgi Plateau
 • coordinates64°29′02″N 139°10′59″E / 64.48389°N 139.18306°E / 64.48389; 139.18306
 • elevation1,638 m (5,374 ft)
MouthAldan River
 • coordinates
62°42′24″N 134°42′34″E / 62.70667°N 134.70944°E / 62.70667; 134.70944
 • elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Length570 km (350 mi)
Basin size42,700 km2 (16,500 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average158.6 m3/s (5,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAldanLenaLaptev Sea

The Tompo (Russian: Томпо; Yakut: Томпо) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of 570 kilometres (350 mi) and a drainage basin area of 42,700 square kilometres (16,500 mi2).

River Tompo gives its name to the Tompo District. It flows across desolate regions, Topolinoye being the only inhabited place in the long course of the river. The Tompo is not navigable.