Suola (river) explained

Suola
Yakut: Суола
Pushpin Map:Russia Sakha Republic
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Source1 Coordinates:61.3333°N 131.4222°W
Mouth Coordinates:62.1231°N 129.9956°W
Subdivision Type1:Republic
Length:224km (139miles)
Discharge1 Avg:0.74m3/s
Basin Size:5400km2

The Suola (Russian: Суола) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Lena and has a length of 224km (139miles).[1]

The famous hill Suullar Myraan is located in the river valley.

Course

The river begins in the Lena Plateau (Приленское плато) at an elevation of 332m (1,089feet). It flows roughly westwards across the lowland, with the Myla to the south among almost 1,500 lakes. The river joins the Lena 1488km (925miles) from its mouth on the eastern bank, a little north of Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha Republic.[2]

The Suola freezes between October and mid May. It flows across the Amginsky District and the Megino-Kangalassky District and there are numerous settlements in its basin such as Satagay, Mukuluk, Suola, Byuteydyakh, Tyokhtyur and Tomtor. This river is an important source of drinking water for many villages.[3]

The main tributaries of the Suola are the 67km (42miles) long Kuollara (Куоллара) and the 94km (58miles) long Tyere (Тиере), both joining it from the right side.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=244105 Russian State Water Register - Suola River
  2. [Google Earth]
  3. http://www.r-arcticnet.sr.unh.edu/v4.0/ViewPoint.pl?Point=6230 Suola At Butyaidyakh - Statistics
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090330190139/http://www.nature.ykt.ru/RIAC/Yakutia_geogr/017.htm#%D1%F3%EE%EB%E0 Nature, Yakutia