| Buor-Yuryakh | |
| Other Name: | Буор-Юрях / Буор-Үрэх |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 70.2833°N 135.9986°W |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 70.3978°N 138.0036°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 170km (110miles) |
| Basin Size: | 1040km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Buor-Yuryakh (Russian: Буор-Юрях; Yakut: Буор-Үрэх, Buor-Ürex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the second largest tributary of the Chondon. The river has a length of 170km (110miles) and a drainage basin area of 1040km2.
The Buor-Yuryakh flows north of the Arctic Circle, across desolate territories of the Ust-Yansky District. The name of the river comes from the Yakut "Буор Үрэх" "Buor" = earth, clay / "Yurekh" = river.
The Buor-Yuryakh is a left tributary of the Chondon. It has its sources in the northeastern slopes of the Kyundyulyun at the feet of high Gory Krest mountain. The river flows roughly eastwards across a floodplain among numerous lakes forming meanders all along its course. Finally the Buor-Yuryakh joins the Chondon 354km (220miles) from its mouth.[1] [2]
The main tributary of the Buor-Yuryakh is the 36km (22miles) long Sakhsyr-Yuryege (Сахсыр-Юрэгэ) that joins its left bank 112km (70miles) before the confluence with the Chondon. There are more than 400 lakes in the river basin with a total area of 34km2. The Buor-Yuryakh is frozen between the end of September and early June.[3]
