Ochchuguy-Botuobuya

River in Yakutia, Russia
61°37′4″N 114°12′26″E / 61.61778°N 114.20722°E / 61.61778; 114.20722 • elevation317 m (1,040 ft) MouthVilyuy
 • coordinates
63°4′37″N 113°31′19″E / 63.07694°N 113.52194°E / 63.07694; 113.52194
 • 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 featuresProgressionVilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea

The Ochchuguy-Botuobuya (Russian: Оччугуй-Ботуобуя or Малая Ботуобуя;[1] Yakut: Оччугуй Ботуобуйа, Oççuguy Botuobuya) 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]

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]

A331 highway bridge over the river.
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". textual.ru (in 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

External links

  • Media related to Ochchuguy Botuobuya at Wikimedia Commons
  • Geography - Yakutia Organized