The Kyuyol-Yuryakh (russian: Кюёль-Юрях; sah, Күөл-үрэх, ''Küöl-ürex'') is a river in the
Sakha Republic (Yakutia),
Russia
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. It has a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The river flows north of the
Arctic Circle, across territories of the
East Siberian Lowland in
Allaikhovsky District. It flows across
Soluntakh
Soluntakh (russian: Солунтах; sah, Солунтах, ''Soluntax'') is a freshwater lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.
It is one of the largest lakes in the Allaikhovsky District. The region where Soluntakh lies is uninhabited.
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, the largest lake in the area. There are no settlements along its course.
The name of the river comes from the
Yakut ''"Kuöl/urekh"'' ''(Күөл-үрэх)'', meaning "lake/river".
Course
The Kyuyol-Yuryakh has its sources in a small lake of the northern end of the
Yana-Indigirka Lowland
The Yana-Indigirka Lowland (russian: Яно-Индигирская низменность; sah, Дьааҥы - Индигир намтала) is a large, low alluvial plain located in northern Siberia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
Admini ...
, to the east of the
Muksunuokha basin. The river heads first roughly southwards across a
tundra
In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless mou ...
area marked by
permafrost and numerous small lakes. After a stretch it bends and flows in an ESE direction until it meets the western shore of lake
Soluntakh
Soluntakh (russian: Солунтах; sah, Солунтах, ''Soluntax'') is a freshwater lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.
It is one of the largest lakes in the Allaikhovsky District. The region where Soluntakh lies is uninhabited.
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, forming the primary inflow of the relatively large lake. The Kyuyol-Yuryakh then flows out of the lake from the eastern shore,
meander
A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex ba ...
ing strongly in a ENE direction for a stretch, after which it turns southeastward to the north of the course of the
Uryung-Ulakh, the main tributary of the
Khroma
The Khroma (russian: Хрома) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Course
The source of the Khroma is at the confluence of the Tamteken and the Nemalak-Arangas, flowi ...
. Finally it ends in lake
Usun-Ulakh-Tubata (Усун-Уулаах-Тубата), entering it from the northwest.
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Tributaries
The main tributary of the Kyuyol-Yuryakh is the long Balyktakh-Yuryakh (Балыктаах-Юрэх) on the right. There are over 800 lakes in the basin, totaling an area of . The river is frozen between early October and mid June.
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drain ...
References
External links
Fishing & Tourism in YakutiaЗакон Республики Саха (Якутия) от 30.11Map showing survey route followed during the current study of Siberian cranes
Drainage basins of the East Siberian Sea
Rivers of the Sakha Republic
East Siberian Lowland
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