| Pilyuda | |
| Other Name: | Пилюда |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 58.9192°N 108.8283°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 404m (1,325feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 58.2758°N 109.1183°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 232m (761feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 105km (65miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 10.17m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 1760km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Irkutsk Oblast |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
The Pilyuda (Russian: Пилюда) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of 105km (65miles) and a drainage basin area of 1760km2.
The river flows across an uninhabited area of the Kirensky District. Orlova village is located by the left bank, near the confluence with the Lena.[1]
The Pilyuda is a left tributary of the Lena. It has its sources in the Lena Plateau and flows at its southwestern limit. To the west of its basin the Lower Tunguska of the Yenisey basin, flows northwards. The Pilyuda heads in a roughly southern direction across a taiga area of low, smooth hills. Finally it meets the Lena 3050km (1,900miles) from its mouth, opposite Spoloshino, 16km (10miles) upstream from the mouth of the Chechuy.[2] [1]
The largest tributary of the Pilyuda is the 70km (40miles) long Rassokha that joins it from the right. The river freezes yearly between October and May.
