The Ukukit (Russian: Укукит) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 347 kilometres (216 mi). Its drainage basin area is 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi).[1]

Ukukit Укукит
Course of the Ukukit ONC map section
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia Show map of Sakha Republic Ukukit (Russia) Show map of Russia
Location
Country	Russian Federation
Federal subject	Yakutia
District	Olenyoksky District
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Siberian Plateau
• coordinates	68°43′31″N 114°07′50″E
• elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Mouth	Olenyok
• coordinates	69°32′29″N 118°11′05″E
• elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Length	347 km (216 mi)
Basin size	5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Olenyok→Laptev Sea

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of the Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements.[2] In the 1980s kimberlite dikes were discovered by geologists in the basin of the Ukukit.[3]

Course

The Ukukit is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northeastern corner of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first eastwards and, about halfway down its course, it bends and flows roughly northeastwards. Finally the river joins the left bank of the Olenyok 13 km (8.1 mi) upstream from the confluence of the Birekte, 682 km (424 mi) upstream of its mouth.[4][2]

The Ukukit is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May or early June. Its longest tributary is the 70 kilometres (43 mi) long Kutuguna from the left.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Russia
• Dike (geology)

References

External links

• Viktor Muzis. Кимберлитовые дайки реки Укукит
• Schematic map of ancient terrains and kimberlitic fields in the Siberian craton
• Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia

На других языках

[it] Ukukit

[ru] Укукит