Omoloy
{{Infobox river
| name = Omoloy
| other_name = Омолой
| image =Omoloy 2020-08-11-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg
| image_caption =Mouth of the Omoloy Sentinel-2 image
| map = Siberia omoloy.png
| map_caption = Course of the Omoloy in northeastern Siberia
| source1 = Sietinden Range
| source1_coordinates ={{coord|68|07|18|N|130|32|32|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1100|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Laptev Sea
| mouth_location = Buor-Khaya Gulf
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|71|13|52|N|131|59|31|E|region:RU_source:kolossus-eswiki|display=it}}
| progression =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Russia
| length = {{convert|593|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|38900|km2|abbr=on}}
| pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
}}
The Omoloy ({{langx|ru|Омолой}} {{langx|sah|Омолой}}) is a river in Siberia, flowing into the Laptev Sea east of the river Lena. It is {{convert|593|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|38900|km2}}.{{GVR|258259|Река Омолой}} Administratively the basin of the Omoloy is part of the Sakha (Yakutia) administrative region of Russia.
There is a {{convert|332500|ha|abbr=on}} protected area in the basin of the river.[http://oopt.aari.ru/oopt/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B9 Omoloy Protected Area] The now extinct Beringian steppe bison used to have its habitat in the area of the Omoloy.[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/data/306/5701/1561/DC1/1 Beringian Steppe Bison]
Course
It flows roughly northwards across the tundra along a valley limited by the Sietinden Range to the west and the Kular Range to the east. Both ranges are part of the Verkhoyansk Range system.
The Omoloy flows through the East Siberian Lowland into the Laptev Sea. Its mouth is located in the eastern coast of the Buor-Khaya Gulf. The river freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May or early June.
=Tributaries=
The main tributaries of the Omoloy are the {{convert|279|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Kuranakh-Yuryakh, the {{convert|190|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Arga-Yuryakh, the {{convert|91|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Bukhuruk (Бухурук) and the {{convert|98|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Sietinde (Сиэтиндьэ) from its left side, as well as the {{convert|159|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Ulakhan-Kyuegyulyur from the right.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article084387.html Омолой], Great Soviet Encyclopedia
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.geo365.no/sfiles/1/08/7/file/LaptevSea_p36.pdf Laptev Sea Basin]{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}
- [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1342937X05703786 Biostratigraphy of the Late Cenozoic East Siberia (Yakutia)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718202342/http://epic.awi.de/Publications/BerPolarforsch1999316.pdf Ecological problems]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718202420/http://epic.awi.de/Publications/10249.pdf 1995 Expedition]
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Category:Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Category:East Siberian Lowland
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