Ulbeya
Ulbeya Ульбея | |
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Mouth location inKhabarovsk Krai,Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Khabarovsk Krai,Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Suntar Khayata |
• coordinates | 61°57′28″N143°00′45″E/ 61.95778°N 143.01250°E |
• elevation | ca 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• coordinates | 59°22′19″N144°24′41″E/ 59.37194°N 144.41139°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 399 km (248 mi) (including the Granitny) |
Basin size | 13,500 km2(5,200 sq mi) |
TheUlbeya(Russian:Ульбея) is a river inOkhotsky District,Khabarovsk Krai,Russian Far East.It has a length of 399 km (248 mi) and adrainage basinof 13,500 square kilometres (5,200 sq mi).[1][2]
The Ulbeya flows across uninhabited territory.Nyadbakivillage is located in the upper reaches of the river.[3]
Course
[edit]The Urak river originates at the confluence of the Goria and Granitny mountain rivers. The latter has its source at an elevation of nearly 2,200 m (7,200 ft) in theSuntar Khayata Range. It heads roughly southwards below the slopes of theKukhtuy Rangerising to the west. In its last stretch it flows roughly parallel to riversInyato the east andKukhtuyto the west.[3][1] Finally it flows into theSea of Okhotsknear the abandoned Ulbeya village that lies east of its mouth.[4][3]
The main tributaries of the Ulbeya are the 122 kilometres (76 mi) long Assibergan from the left and the 111 kilometres (69 mi) long Ulberikan from the right. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May.
Fauna
[edit]The Ulbeya is a spawning ground forsalmonspecies.[5]