Buolkalach (Olenjok)
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Buolkalach ( Russian Буолкалах ) |
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| Water code | RU : 18020000212117600063723 | |
| location | Sakha Republic ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Olenjok | |
| Drain over | Olenjok → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | in the North Siberian lowlands 71 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ N , 117 ° 41 ′ 45 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the North Siberian lowlands in the Olenjok coordinates: 72 ° 55 ′ 32 ″ N , 119 ° 55 ′ 18 ″ E 72 ° 55 ′ 32 ″ N , 119 ° 55 ′ 18 ″ E
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| length | 305 km | |
| Catchment area | 8780 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Chastach | |
The Buolkalach (or Buolkalah ; Russian Буолкалах ) is an approximately 305 km long, left or southwestern tributary of the north Siberian river Olenjok in the northwest of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in northern Russia .
course
The Buolkalach rises near the northeastern edge of the Central Siberian Mountains in the eastern part of the North Siberian lowlands . Its source lies in an unpopulated area of the tundra . The river runs winding and with little gradient mainly east-northeast through the swampy and lake-rich lowlands. He opens with settling Buolkalach in there from southeast zoom flowing Olenjok, the 9 km to the northwest in the settlement Ust-Olenjok forms a delta and after its flowing through the north polar Laptev Sea flows. Directly northeast opposite the Buolkalach estuary and thus beyond the Olenjok are the northwest foothills of the Czekanowskiberge .
Ice drift , tributaries and catchment area
The Buolkalach is usually covered by ice from early October to late May or early June . Its largest tributary is the right-hand Chastach with a length of 123 km and its catchment area covers 8,780 km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Buolkalach in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ a b Article Buolkalach in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)