| Ulakhan-Kyuel | |
| Other Name: | Улахан Кюель / Улахан Күөл |
| Location: | Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Coords: | 67.7889°N 124.2353°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Outflow: | Ulakhan-Kyuyol-Seene |
| Catchment: | 265km2 |
| Basin Countries: | Russia |
| Length: | 12.8km (08miles) |
| Width: | 11.5km (07.1miles) |
| Area: | 74km2 |
| Islands: | Yes |
| Frozen: | September to June |
| Reference: | Google Maps[1] |
Ulakhan-Kyuel, also spelled as Ulakhan-Kyuyel or Ulakhan-Kyuyol (Russian: Улахан кюэль, Улахан Кюель or Улахан-Кюёль;[2] Yakut: Улахан Күөл, Ulaxan Küöl) is a lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.[3]
It is the largest lake in Zhigansky District. The Ulakhan-Kyuel has a 11046ha protected area of regional significance that was established in 1994.[2] The lake is abundant in fish.[4]
Ulakhan-Kyuel lake is located near the eastern bank of the Lena, about 30km (20miles) in a straight line to the east of it. It is one of the largest lakes in the Central Yakut Plain.[3] Flowing northwards from the lake at the northern end is river Ulakhan-Kyuyol-Seene (Улахан-Кюёль-Сээнэ), a tributary of river Seen-Yurekh, the largest tributary of the Natara.
Heading west, the Menkere, a tributary of the Lena, describes a wide, roughly semicircular, arch around the southern sector of the Ulakhan-Kyuel in its lower course. The area between the lake and the banks of the Menkere is over 7km (04miles) wide.[3] [5]
