Ochchuguy-Botuobuya Explained

Ochchuguy-Botuobuya
Other Name:Оччугуй-Ботуобуя
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Source1 Coordinates:61.6178°N 114.2072°W
Source1 Elevation:317m (1,040feet)
Mouth Coordinates:63.0769°N 113.5219°W
Mouth Elevation:158m (518feet)
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:342km (213miles)
Discharge1 Avg:40m3/s
Basin Size:11100km2

The Ochchuguy-Botuobuya (Russian: Оччугуй-Ботуобуя or Малая Ботуобуя;[1] Yakut: Оччугуй Ботуобуйа, Oççuguy Botuobuya) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is 342km (213miles) long, with a drainage basin of 11100km2.

Course

The river begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of 317m (1,040feet). It flows roughly northwards through a wide valley with the larger Ulakhan-Botuobuya running parallel to it further to the west. Finally, it joins river Vilyuy from the right near Khampa village. The river freezes between October and late May.[2]

The main tributaries of the Ochchuguy-Botuobuya are the Irelyakh and the Kharya Yuryakh. The town of Almazny is located at the confluence of the Ochchuguy Botuobuya and the Irelyakh.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://rosreestr.ru/upload/Doc/21-upr/237%20%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%A1%D0%9D%D0%93.pdf Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ
  2. Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / A.F. Treshnikov (ed.) - 2nd ed., Ext. - M . Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. Russia. Topographic map P-50-XIX, XX . Scale: 1: 200 000