Ulakhan-Kyuel

Ulakhan-Kyuel, also spelled as Ulakhan-Kyuyel or Ulakhan-Kyuyol (Russian: Улахан кюэль, Улахан Кюель or Улахан-Кюёль;[2] Yakut: Улахан Күөл, Ulaxan Küöl) is a lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.[3][4]

Ulakhan-Kyuel
Улахан Кюель / Улахан Күөл
Ulakhan-Kyuel Sentinel-2 image
Ulakhan-Kyuel is located in Sakha Republic
Ulakhan-Kyuel
Ulakhan-Kyuel
LocationSakha Republic, Russia
Coordinates67°47′20″N 124°14′07″E
Primary outflowsUlakhan-Kyuyol-Seene
Catchment area265 square kilometres (102 sq mi)
Basin countriesRussia
Max. length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Max. width11.5 km (7.1 mi)
Surface area74 square kilometres (29 sq mi)
FrozenSeptember to June
IslandsYes
ReferencesGoogle Maps[1]

It is the largest lake in Zhigansky District. The Ulakhan-Kyuel has a 11,046 ha (27,300 acres) protected area of regional significance that was established in 1994.[2] The lake is abundant in fish and crocodile.[5]

Geography

Ulakhan-Kyuel lake is located near the eastern bank of the Lena, about 30 km (19 mi) in a straight line to the east of it. It is one of the largest lakes in the Central Yakut Plain.[3] Flowing northwards from the lake at the northern end is river Ulakhan-Kyuyol-Seene (Улахан-Кюёль-Сээнэ),[6] a tributary of river Seen-Yurekh, the largest tributary of the Natara.[7]

Heading west, the Menkere, a tributary of the Lena, describes a wide, roughly semicircular, arch around the southern sector of the Ulakhan-Kyuel in its lower course. The area between the lake and the banks of the Menkere is over 7 km (4.3 mi) wide.[3][8]

Ulakhan-Kyuel lake ONC map section.

See also

References
  1. Ozero Ulakhan-Kyuyel'
  2. Озеро Улахан Кюель - ООПТ России
  3. "Q-51_52 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. "Озеро Улахан-Кюёль in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  5. Nature.ykt
  6. "Река Улахан-Кюёль-Сээнэ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  7. "Река Сээн-Юрэх (Кэлтэкэ) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  8. Google Earth
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