Birekte

The Birekte (Russian: Биректе; Yakut: Билэктэ, Bilekte) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 315 kilometres (196 mi). Its drainage basin area is 8,600 square kilometres (3,300 sq mi).^[1]

Birekte Биректе / Билэктэ
Course of the Birekte ONC map section
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia Show map of Sakha Republic Birekte (Russia) Show map of Russia
Location
Country	Russian Federation
Federal subject	Yakutia
District	Olenyoksky District
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Siberian Plateau
• coordinates	70°16′05″N 116°49′33″E
Mouth	Olenyok
• coordinates	69°37′34″N 118°07′56″E
• elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Length	315 km (196 mi)
Basin size	8,600 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Olenyok→Laptev Sea

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.^[2]

Course

The Birekte is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northern fringes of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first southwards and, after the confluence of the Omonos, it flows roughly northeastwards. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river 13 km (8.1 mi) downstream from the confluence of the Ukukit, 669 km (416 mi) upstream of its mouth.^[3][2]

The river is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May. The longest tributary is the 140 kilometres (87 mi) long Omonos (Омоноос) from the right.^[1][4]

See also

• List of rivers of Russia
• Birekte terrane