Vilyuy

Vilyuy
Вилю́й / Бүлүү
Rapids on the Vilyuy in Central Sakha
Vilyuy is located in Sakha Republic
Vilyuy
Location of the mouth in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectsKrasnoyarsk Krai, Yakutia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVilyuy Plateau
 • coordinates65°57′46″N 103°30′47″E / 65.96278°N 103.51306°E / 65.96278; 103.51306
 • elevation520 m (1,710 ft)
MouthLena
 • coordinates
64°22′38″N 126°24′54″E / 64.37722°N 126.41500°E / 64.37722; 126.41500
 • elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Length2,650 km (1,650 mi)
Basin size454,000 km2 (175,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average1,700 m3/s (60,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLenaLaptev Sea
Vilyuy Dam. A hydroelectric station in the river.

The Vilyuy (Russian: Вилю́й, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉj]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü, IPA: [bylyː])[citation needed] is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About 2,650 kilometres (1,650 mi) long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about 454,000 square kilometres (175,000 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ "Река ВИЛЮЙ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).