The Amalat is a left tributary of the Tsipa. It has its sources in the southwestern slopes of the
Vitim Plateau. It is known as
Bolshoi Amalat (Big Amalat) in its upper course, before the confluence with its
Maly Amalat (Little Amalat) tributary. The river flows roughly northeastwards and enters a
floodplain in its middle reaches where its channel widens and begins
meandering strongly, flowing almost parallel to the Vitim further south. Then it bends roughly northwards and finally meets the lower course of the Tsipa from its mouth in the Vitim. About 90% of the Amalat basin area is covered by forests, mainly
larch and
mountain taiga. The main tributaries of the Amalat are the Antase, Zhilinda, Ashigli and Ukshum from the right, and the Khoygot,
Little Amalat and Sali from the left. The longest tributary is the long Little Amalat. The river is frozen between October and May. ==See also==