The Buor-Yuryakh (russian: Буор-Юрях; sah, Буор-Үрэх, ''Buor-Ürex'') is a river in the

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(Yakutia),

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. It is the second largest tributary of the

Alazeya The Alazeya ( rus, Алазея, r=; sah, Алаһыай, translit=Alahıay) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka to the west and the Kolyma to the east. Mou ...

. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Buor-Yuryakh flows north of the

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, across desolate territories of the

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. The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Буор Үрэх" ''"Buor"'' = earth, clay / ''"Yurekh"'' = river.

Course

The Buor-Yuryakh is a right

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of the Alazeya. It has its sources in the

Kolyma Lowland The Kolyma Lowland (russian: Колымская низменность) is a lowland plain in the northeastern parts of Sakha Republic in the basin of the Alazeya, Bolshaya Chukoch'ya and lower reaches of the Kolyma rivers. The lowland is formed ...

, off the southern foothills of the

Alazeya Plateau The Alazeya Plateau ( rus, Алазейское плоскогорье) is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after river Alazeya, which has its source in the plateau. There are kigil ...

. The river flows across a

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among numerous lakes forming

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s all along its course. It heads first in a roughly southeastward direction. South of the area of lake Ilka it bends and turns east. Then it turns northeastwards to the east of the lake, bending again eastwards after a stretch, leaving lake Balyma to the south. Finally the Buor-Yuryakh bends northwards to the west of lake Nikolskoye and joins the Alazeya from its mouth.

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Tributaries

The main tributary of the Buor-Yuryakh is the long

Rassokha The Rassokha (russian: Рассоха, also Россоха; sah, Рассоха) is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia. It is the major tributary of the Alazeya.Google Earth Geography The river is long. The area of its basin ...

that joins its right bank before the confluence with the Alazeya. There are more than 2,100 lakes in the river basin. The Buor-Yuryakh is frozen between the first half of October and early June.Буор-Юрях - nature.ykt
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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
Tributaries of the Alazeya Rivers of the Sakha Republic East Siberian Lowland Alazeya basin {{Russia-river-stub

Course

Tributaries

See also

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