Buor-Yuryakh (Chondon)

The Buor-Yuryakh (Russian: Буор-Юрях; Yakut: Буор-Үрэх, Buor-Ürex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the second largest tributary of the Chondon. The river has a length of 170 kilometres (110 mi) and a drainage basin area of 1,040 square kilometres (400 sq mi).[1]

For other rivers of the same name, see Buor-Yuryakh (disambiguation).
Buor-Yuryakh
Буор-Юрях / Буор-Үрэх
Buor-Yuryakh course ONC map section
Buor-Yuryakh (Chondon) is located in Sakha Republic
Buor-Yuryakh (Chondon)
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKyundyulyun
 • coordinates70°17′00″N 135°59′55″E
 • elevation198 metres (650 ft)
MouthChondon
 • coordinates
70°23′52″N 138°00′13″E
 • elevation
12 metres (39 ft)
Length170 km (110 mi)
Basin size1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionChondon → Laptev Sea

The Buor-Yuryakh flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Ust-Yansky District.[2][3] The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Буор Үрэх" "Buor" = earth, clay / "Yurekh" = river.

Course

The Buor-Yuryakh is a left tributary of the Chondon. It has its sources in the northeastern slopes of the Kyundyulyun at the feet of 534 metres (1,752 ft) hign Gory Krest mountain. The river flows roughly eastwards across a floodplain among numerous lakes forming meanders all along its course. Finally the Buor-Yuryakh joins the Chondon 354 km (220 mi) from its mouth.[2][3]

Tributaries

The main tributary of the Buor-Yuryakh is the 36 km (22 mi) long Sakhsyr-Yuryege (Сахсыр-Юрэгэ) that joins its left bank 112 km (70 mi) before the confluence with the Chondon.[4] There are more than 400 lakes in the river basin with a total area of 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi). The Buor-Yuryakh is frozen between the end of September and early June.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Река Буор-Юрэх in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. "R-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. Google Earth
  4. "Река Сахсыр-Юрэгэ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  5. Буор-Юрях - nature.ykt
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