The Uel-Siktyakh (Russian: Уэль-Сиктях; Yakut: Юёл-Сииктээх, Yuyol-Siikteex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the northern tributaries of the Lena. The river has a length of 247 kilometres (153 mi) and a drainage basin area of 6,630 square kilometres (2,560 sq mi).[1]
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across desolate areas of Bulunsky District. The nearest inhabited place is Siktyakh, located near its mouth.[2] The name of the river comes from the Yakut"uel/siktyakh" (уэл/сиктях), meaning "wet/damp place".[3]
The Uel-Siktyakh is a right tributary of the Lena. It has its origin in the slopes of the Dzhardzhan Range, on the western flank of the Orulgan Range, northern Verkhoyansk Range system. The Uel-Siktyakh is formed at the confluence of the Yras-Siktyakh and Daldyndya rivers. It flows first roughly northwestwards. After leaving the mountains it bends and heads northeastwards across a floodplain. Towards the end it meanders strongly in a swampy area of the Central Yakutian Lowland dotted with lakes. Finally it bends westwards and joins the right bank of the Lena 383 km (238 mi) from its mouth, 22 km (14 mi) upstream of the mouth of the Kuranakh-Siktyakh.[4]
The longest tributaries of the Uel-Siktyakh are the Atyrkan and the 43 km (27 mi) long Oymyakon, both from the right.[5][6][2]
Lena basin with the Uel-Siktyakh in the upper right
^«Уэль-Сиктях» (№ 0127962) Реестр наименований географических объектов на территорию Республики Саха (Якутия) по состоянию на 22.5.2018 - Государственный каталог географических названий.
siktyakh, russian, Уэль, Сиктях, yakut, Юёл, Сииктээх, yuyol, siikteex, river, sakha, republic, yakutia, russia, northern, tributaries, lena, river, length, kilometres, drainage, basin, area, square, kilometres, Уэль, Сиктях, Юёл, Сииктээх, mouth, lena, sentin. The Uel Siktyakh Russian Uel Siktyah Yakut Yuyol Siikteeh Yuyol Siikteex is a river in the Sakha Republic Yakutia Russia It is one of the northern tributaries of the Lena The river has a length of 247 kilometres 153 mi and a drainage basin area of 6 630 square kilometres 2 560 sq mi 1 Uel SiktyakhUel Siktyah Yuyol SiikteehUel Siktyakh mouth in the Lena Sentinel 2 image Mouth location in Yakutia RussiaLocationCountryRussiaPhysical characteristicsSource locationDzhardzhan RangeVerkhoyansk Range coordinates69 04 54 N 126 58 00 E 69 08167 N 126 96667 E 69 08167 126 96667MouthLena coordinates69 46 14 N 125 07 57 E 69 77056 N 125 13250 E 69 77056 125 13250Length247 km 153 mi Basin size6 630 km2 2 560 sq mi Basin featuresProgressionLena Laptev Sea The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across desolate areas of Bulunsky District The nearest inhabited place is Siktyakh located near its mouth 2 The name of the river comes from the Yakut uel siktyakh uel siktyah meaning wet damp place 3 Contents 1 Course 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCourse editThe Uel Siktyakh is a right tributary of the Lena It has its origin in the slopes of the Dzhardzhan Range on the western flank of the Orulgan Range northern Verkhoyansk Range system The Uel Siktyakh is formed at the confluence of the Yras Siktyakh and Daldyndya rivers It flows first roughly northwestwards After leaving the mountains it bends and heads northeastwards across a floodplain Towards the end it meanders strongly in a swampy area of the Central Yakutian Lowland dotted with lakes Finally it bends westwards and joins the right bank of the Lena 383 km 238 mi from its mouth 22 km 14 mi upstream of the mouth of the Kuranakh Siktyakh 4 The longest tributaries of the Uel Siktyakh are the Atyrkan and the 43 km 27 mi long Oymyakon both from the right 5 6 2 nbsp Lena basin with the Uel Siktyakh in the upper rightSee also editList of rivers of RussiaReferences edit Reka Yuyol Siikteeh in the State Water Register of Russia textual ru in Russian a b Google Earth Uel Siktyah 0127962 Reestr naimenovanij geograficheskih obektov na territoriyu Respubliki Saha Yakutiya po sostoyaniyu na 22 5 2018 Gosudarstvennyj katalog geograficheskih nazvanij Water of Russia Menkere Reka Ojmyakon in the State Water Register of Russia textual ru in Russian R 51 52 Topographic Chart in Russian Retrieved 14 May 2022 External links editFishing amp Tourism in Yakutia Portal nbsp Russia nbsp This article related to a river in Russia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uel Siktyakh amp oldid 1147229448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
