| Yungyuele Yakut: Үнгүөлэ | |
| Source1 Elevation: | 800m (2,600feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 58.8036°N 130.5617°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 255m (837feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 239km (149miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 20m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 12200km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia |
The Yungyuele (Russian: Юнгюэле; Yakut: Үнгүөлэ, Üngüöle) is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin, with a length of 239km (149miles) and a drainage basin area of 12200km2. There are no settlements near its banks.[1]
There are rocks on the banks of the river with petroglyphs depicting deer and human figures which had ritual significance in the culture of the Evenks.[2]
The Yungyuele is the 17th tributary of the Aldan regarding length and basin area. Its source is located on the northern slopes of the Aldan Highlands, at the southern end of Yakutia. The river flows mostly in an ESE direction to the north of the Aldan during all its course. Its valley along the foothills of the Aldan Highlands is deep and narrow, flanked by rocky crags. There is almost no floodplain, except for the final stretch of its course where the Yungyuele makes a wide bend towards the north and joins the right bank of the Aldan 1211km (752miles) from its confluence with the Lena. The village of Chagda is located very close by, in the facing bank of the Aldan.[3] [4]
The largest tributaries are the Eyim-Yurekh (Эйим-Юрэх), the 156km (97miles) long Kumakhy (Кумахы), and the Edis (Эдьис), all joining the Yungyuele from the left bank. The river is frozen between October and May.[2]
