Birekte | |
Other Name: | Биректе / Билэктэ |
Source1 Coordinates: | 70.2681°N 116.8258°W |
Mouth Coordinates: | 69.6261°N 118.1322°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 36m (118feet) |
Length: | 315km (196miles) |
Basin Size: | 8600km2 |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic#Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Birekte (ru|Биректе; sah|Билэктэ, Bilekte) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 315km (196miles). Its drainage basin area is 8600km2.
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.
The Birekte is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northern fringes of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first southwards and, after the confluence of the Omonos, it flows roughly northeastwards. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river 13km (08miles) downstream from the confluence of the Ukukit, 669km (416miles) upstream of its mouth.[1] [2]
The river is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May. The longest tributary is the 140km (90miles) long Omonos (Омоноос) from the right.[3]