[2] There are no settlements located by the river, but there is industrial production of table salt in the basin.
[1] The river flows near a landfill where there have been leaks leading to oil pollution of its waters.
It is formed at the confluence of the Usttaakh and Orguy rivers in the Lena Plateau.
After descending into the floodplain it flows in a roughly southern direction within a wide basin dotted with lakes.
The snow cover in the river basin lasts between November and April.