The Tonguo (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The river flows across uninhabited territory of Verkhnevilyuysky District. Its confluence with the Vilyuy lies approximately to the northwest of Verkhnevilyuysk.Google Earth
Course The Tonguo begins on the northern slopes of the Lena Plateau. It flows roughly in a northward and northwestward direction along most of its course. After it descends into the Central Yakutian Lowland it meanders strongly. In its last stretch the Tonguo bends to the NNE. Finally it joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth. The river freezes in mid October and stays under ice until the second half of May.Nature.ykt
The largest tributaries of the Tonguo are the long Loglor (Логлор) from the right and the long Tonguochan (Тоҥуочаан) from the left.
See also List of rivers of Russia Pyotr Toburokov
References
External links Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia Changes of Boreal Vegetation in Permafrost Areas of Central Yakutia