The Tyukyan ( rus, Тюкян; sah, Түүкээн ''Tüükeen'') is a river in the Republic of
Sakha
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Ea ...
in
Russia
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. It is a left hand tributary of the
Vilyuy
The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; sah, Бүлүү, ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about .
History
The river is fir ...
, and is long, with a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
of .
There are no permanent settlements by the river, but its source lies close to
Eyik
Eyik (russian: Эйик; sah, Ээйик, ''Eeyik'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Shologonsky National Rural Okrug of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, locate ...
village in
Olenyoksky District
Olenyoksky District (russian: Оленёкский улу́с; sah, Өлөөн улууһа, ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III di ...
. After flowing across desolate areas it only reaches the inhabited
Verkhnevilyuysky District
Verkhnevilyuysky District (russian: Верхневилю́йский улу́с; sah, Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа, ''Üöhee Bülüü uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III distri ...
about upstream from its mouth.
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History
In 1634, Russian
Cossacks
The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
, headed by Voin Shakhov, established a winter settlement at the
confluence
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of the rivers Vilyuy and Tyukyan. This settlement served as the seat of administration of the surrounding area for several decades, after which it was moved to the Yolyonnyokh area down by the Vilyuy River.
Course
The Tyukyan has its source close to the west of lake
Eyik
Eyik (russian: Эйик; sah, Ээйик, ''Eeyik'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Shologonsky National Rural Okrug of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, locate ...
, in the eastern part of the
Central Siberian Plateau
The Central Siberian Plateau (russian: Среднесибирское плоскогорье, Srednesibirskoye ploskogorye; sah, Орто Сибиир хаптал хайалаах сирэ) is a vast mountainous area in Siberia, one of the Gre ...
in a swampy area near the
Tyung
The Tyung (; sah, Түҥ, ''Tüŋ'') is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy (Lena's basin). The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . Course
The Tyung begins in the Central Siberian Plateau. When it des ...
basin, just south of the
Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at w ...
, at an elevation of about . It flows roughly southeastwards and eastwards. When it reaches the
Central Yakutian Lowland
The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or Central Yakutian Lowlands (russian: Центральноякутская равнина; sah, Саха сирин ортоку намтала), also known as ...
it begins to
meander
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strongly among swamps and small lakes, flowing roughly southwards, until it meets the left bank of the Vilyuy near
Verkhnevilyuysk __NOTOC__
Verkhnevilyuysk (russian: Верхневилюйск; sah, Үөһээ Бүлүү, ''Üöhee Bülüü'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Verkhnevilyuysky District of Sakha Republic, Russia. Its populat ...
.
[Tyukyan — ]Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov (born Alexander Michael Prochoroff, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Про́хоров; 11 July 1916 – 8 January 2002) was an Australian-born Soviet-Russian physicist known ...
- 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
There are numerous
thermokarst lake
Alas ( sah, Алаас) is a shallow depression which occurs primarily in Yakutia, which is formed by subsidence of the Arctic permafrost owing to repeated melting and refreezing. An alas first develops as a shallow lake as melt water fills the ...
s in the lower Tyukyan river basin. The main tributaries of the Tyukyan are the
Tenkelyakh and the
Chilli
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(Чилли). The Tyukyan freezes between mid October and late May.
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
* {{commonscat inline
Geography - Yakutia Organized
Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Central Yakutian Lowland