Ochchuguy-Botuobuya

The Ochchuguy-Botuobuya (Russian: Оччугуй-Ботуобуя;[1] Yakut: Оччугуй Ботуобуйа) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is 342 kilometres (213 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 11,100 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).[2]

Ochchuguy-Botuobuya
View of the river in the summer
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Native nameОччугуй Ботуобуйа
Location
CountryYakutia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLena Plateau
  coordinates61°37′4″N 114°12′26″E
  elevation317 m (1,040 ft)
MouthVilyuy
  coordinates
63°4′37″N 113°31′19″E
  elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Length342 km (213 mi)
Basin size11,100 km2 (4,300 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVilyuyLenaLaptev Sea

Course

The river begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of 317 metres (1,040 ft). It flows roughly northwards through a wide valley with the larger Ulakhan-Botuobuya running parallel to it further to the west. Finally, it joins river Vilyuy from the right near Khampa village. The river freezes between October and late May.[3]

The main tributaries of the Ochchuguy-Botuobuya are the Irelyakh and the Kharya Yuryakh. The town of Almazny is located at the confluence of the Ochchuguy Botuobuya and the Irelyakh.[4]

The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system.

See also

References

  1. Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 291
  2. Река Оччугуй-Ботуобуйа in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
  3. Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / A.F. Treshnikov (ed.) - 2nd ed., Ext. - M . Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. Russia. Topographic map P-50-XIX, XX . Scale: 1: 200 000
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