The Udya or Udzha (russian: Удя or Уджа; sah, Удьаа) is a river in

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of the

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with a length of . Its drainage basin area is . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, in the northern limits of the

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and the

North Siberian Lowland The North Siberian Lowland (russian: Северо-Сибирская низменность; sah, Хотугу Сибиир намтала), also known as Taymyr Lowland (Таймырская низменность), is a plain with a relatively ...

. The area is lonely and desolate, devoid of settlements. The Beyenchime-Udzha interfluve is an area where

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Course

The Udya is the third largest tributary of the Anabar. Its sources are in the vicinity of the sources of the

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Buolkalakh The Buolkalakh (russian: Буолкалах; sah, Буолкалах) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of and a drainage basin area of . It is a lowland river with its mouth very ...

and the Beyenchime of the Olenyok basin. It is formed at the confluence of rivers Tokur-Udya and Mas-Udya in an area of lakes. It heads roughly northwestwards all along its course. Finally it joins the right bank of the

from its mouth. The confluence is not far upstream from Saskylakh. Google Earth The river is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May / early June. The longest tributaries are the long Chyuyompe-Yurege (Чюёмпэ-Юрэгэ) and the long Udyakan (Удьакан) from the right, as well as the long Chymaara (Чымаара) from the left.

Fauna

The Udya river is rich in fish species, including

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, humpback whitefish and peled, among others.Water of Russia, Удьа.

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Schematic map of ancient terrains and kimberlitic fields in the Siberian craton
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