| Bur | |
| Other Name: | Бур / Буур |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 71.0717°N 118.2275°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 140m (460feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 71.7894°N 123.7039°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 3m (10feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 501km (311miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 80m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 13900km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic#Russia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Bur (Russian: Бур; Yakut: Буур, Buur) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is the second largest tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 501km (311miles). Its drainage basin area is 13900km2.
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.[1] The river basin is mostly in Olenyoksky District, with the lower course section in Bulunsky District.
The Bur is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in a hilly area of the North Siberian Lowland, in the vicinity of the sources of the Udya and the Buolkalakh. It flows across a marshy floodplain with small lakes, meandering strongly and flowing roughly eastwards north of the Beyenchime. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river 217km (135miles) upstream of its mouth. The confluence is only a little downstream from the mouth of the Khorbusuonka in the opposite bank.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The river is frozen between early October and late May. The Bur has several very long tributaries, such as the 191km (119miles) long Ary-Ongorbut, the 137km (85miles) long Kyra-Khos-Toryuttyakh and the 105km (65miles) long Noyuo from the left, as well as the 93km (58miles) long Kyuntyukelyakh from the right.[1]
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across swamps and forest-tundra. The distribution of permafrost is continuous.
The waters of the river are clean. Among the fish species found in the Bur lenok, muksun, nelma, omul, whitefish, taimen, grayling and pike deserve mention.[1]
