Chondon

a river in the Yakut ASSR. The Chondon is 606 km long and drains an area of 18,900 sq km. It rises on the slopes of the Selenniakh Range and flows mainly through the Iana-Indi-girka Lowland before emptying into Chondon Bay of the Laptev Sea. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes over in late September or early October, and the ice breaks up in June. The river is sometimes entirely frozen. Fish found near the mouth of the Chondon include the arctic cisco, the least cisco, the nelma, and the muksun.