Uel-Siktyakh
Uel-Siktyakh
River in Russia
The Uel-Siktyakh (Russian: Уэль-Сиктях; Yakut: Юёл-Сииктээх, Yuyol-Siikteex) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the northern tributaries of the Lena. The river has a length of 247 kilometres (153 mi) and a drainage basin area of 6,630 square kilometres (2,560 sq mi).[1]
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across desolate areas of Bulunsky District. The nearest inhabited place is Siktyakh, located near its mouth.[2] The name of the river comes from the Yakut "uel/siktyakh" (уэл/сиктях), meaning "wet/damp place".[3]