Bjorjoljoch (Indigirka)

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Bjorjoljoch
Бёрёлёх, Елонь (Jelon)
Data
Water code RU :  18050000412117700068658
location Sakha Republic (Yakutia) ( Russia )
River system Indigirka
Drain over Indigirka  → Arctic Ocean
source Polousny back
69 ° 39 ′ 1 ″  N , 142 ° 8 ′ 12 ″  E
Source height approx.  160  m
muzzle in the western branch of the mouth of the Indigirka coordinates: 70 ° 59 ′ 5 ″  N , 149 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E 70 ° 59 ′ 5 ″  N , 149 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height 1  m
Height difference approx. 159 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.21 ‰
length 754 km
Catchment area 17,000 km²
Right tributaries Uesse-Kyllach, Ulachan-Kyllach, Selgannach, Ary-Mas
Location of Bjorjoljoch in the catchment area of ​​the Indigirka

Location of Bjorjoljoch in the catchment area of ​​the Indigirka

The Bjorjoljoch ( yakut. Бөрөлөөх (Börölööch), Russian Бёрёлёх , also Berelech ; in the lower reaches Jelon ; Russian Елонь ) is a 754 km long left tributary of the Indigirka in Eastern Siberia ( Russia , Asia ).

The Bjorjoljoch occurs in about 160  m altitude on the southern edge of the Jana-Indigirka lowlands from the small tributaries Tschamyga-Okatyn and Kemelkan-Okat which originated in here almost 900  m high Polousnyrücken have. It then flows through the Jana Indigirka lowlands first in a northerly direction and later in an easterly direction, branching into a multitude of arms in the lower reaches. Finally, in the area of ​​the delta of the mouth of the Indigirka , the river also flows with several arms into its left arm, Russko-Ustjinskaja (at a height of 1  m ).

The catchment area of Bjorjoljoch covers 17,000 km². Near the mouth of the river, the main arm of the river is almost 200 meters wide and 3.5 meters deep; the flow velocity is 0.3 m / s. The main tributaries are Uesse-Kyllach , Ulachan-Kyllach (also Kyllach or Tiit ), Sygannach and Ary-Mas (all from the right). In the catchment area of ​​Bjorjoljoch there are more than 9000 lakes with a total area of ​​1610 km².

In winter the Bjorjoljoch freezes to the bottom; in July and August it leads to high water .

The Bjorjoljoch flows along its entire length through the territory of the Allaichowski Ulus ( Rajons ) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) . Below the mouth of the Bjorjoljoch lies the village of Russkoye Ustye , on the middle reaches the village of Chkalov .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Article Bjorjoljoch in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D111230~2a%3DBjorjoljoch~2b%3DBjorjoljoch
  2. ↑ a b Bjorjoljoch in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)