Ulakhan-Kyuel, also spelled as Ulakhan-Kyuyel or Ulakhan-Kyuyol (Russian: Улахан кюэль, Улахан Кюель or Улахан-Кюёль;[2]Yakut: Улахан Күөл, Ulaxan Küöl) is a lake in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.[3][4]
It is the largest lake in Zhigansky District. The Ulakhan-Kyuel has a 11,046 ha (27,300 acres) protected area of regional significance that was established in 1994.[2] The lake is abundant in fish.[5]
Geography
Ulakhan-Kyuel lake is located near the eastern bank of the Lena, about 30 km (19 mi) in a straight line to the east of it. It is one of the largest lakes in the Central Yakut Plain.[3] Flowing northwards from the lake at the northern end is river Ulakhan-Kyuyol-Seene (Улахан-Кюёль-Сээнэ),[6] a tributary of river Seen-Yurekh, the largest tributary of the Natara.[7]
Heading west, the Menkere, a tributary of the Lena, describes a wide, roughly semicircular, arch around the southern sector of the Ulakhan-Kyuel in its lower course. The area between the lake and the banks of the Menkere is over 7 km (4.3 mi) wide.[3][8]
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