Global InformationOlguydakh information
| Olguydakh Олгуйдах / Олгуйдаах | |
|---|---|
 Panorama of the river | |
  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Federal Subject | Yakutia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Toymoku Vilyuy Plateau |
| • coordinates | 64°16′22″N 112°17′37″E / 64.27278°N 112.29361°E |
| • elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Mouth | Akhtaranda |
• coordinates | 63°27′02″N 112°06′50″E / 63.45056°N 112.11389°E |
• elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Length | 191 km (119 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,450 km2 (2,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Akhtaranda → Vilyuy→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Olguydakh (Russian: Олгуйдах; Yakut: Олгуйдаах), is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Akhtaranda, part of the Vilyuy basin. The river is 191 kilometres (119 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 5,450 square kilometres (2,100 sq mi).[1]
The river flows across an uninhabited sector of Mirninsky District.[2][3] An area where mysterious events reportedly took place lies near the abandoned Olguydakh village on the banks of the lower course of the river.[4]
- ^ "Река Олгуйдаах in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Q-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "P-49-50 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Mysteries of Siberia's 'Valley of Death'