Birekte

Birekte
Биректе / Билэктэ
Course of the Birekte ONC map section
Birekte is located in Sakha Republic
Birekte
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Birekte is located in Russia
Birekte
Birekte (Russia)
Location
CountryRussian Federation
Federal subjectYakutia
DistrictOlenyoksky District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral Siberian Plateau
 • coordinates70°16′05″N 116°49′33″E / 70.26806°N 116.82583°E / 70.26806; 116.82583
MouthOlenyok
 • coordinates
69°37′34″N 118°07′56″E / 69.62611°N 118.13222°E / 69.62611; 118.13222
 • elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Length315 km (196 mi)
Basin size8,600 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionOlenyok→Laptev Sea

The Birekte (Russian: Биректе; Yakut: Билэктэ, Bilekte) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 315 kilometres (196 mi). Its drainage basin area is 8,600 square kilometres (3,300 sq mi).[1]

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.[2]

Course

The Birekte is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northern fringes of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first southwards and, after the confluence of the Omonos, it flows roughly northeastwards. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river 13 km (8.1 mi) downstream from the confluence of the Ukukit, 669 km (416 mi) upstream of its mouth.[3][2]

The river is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May. The longest tributary is the 140 kilometres (87 mi) long Omonos (Омоноос) from the right.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Река Бирэктэ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ a b "Топографска карта R-49 50; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ Google Earth
  4. ^ Биректе, Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. 1969-1978.