Bytantay
Bytantay is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 67.68°, 131.16°
About Bytantay
The Bytantay (Russian: Бытантай; Yakut: Бытантай, Bıtantay) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Yana, and is 620 kilometres (390 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 40,200 square kilometres (15,500 mi2).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Bytantay (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bytantay in Depth
Course
The river begins in the eastern flank of the Verkhoyansk Range at an elevation of 1,280 metres (4,200 ft). It heads roughly northeast with the Kular Range to the northwest and then joins river Yana from the left 532 kilometres (331 mi) from its mouth. There are more than two thousand lakes in the basin of the Bytantay.
The main tributaries of the Bytantay are Billah and Tenki on the right; and Khobol, Achchygy-Sakkyryr, Ulakhan-Sakkyryr and Kulgaga-Suoh on the left. The Ulakhan-Sakkyryr joins the Bytantay a short distance to the east of Batagay-Alyta.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Bytantay (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bytantay: Key Facts
| Length | 586 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 153 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 40,200 km² |
| Mouth | Yana |
| Tributaries | Tenki |
Facts from Wikidata Q974630 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Bytantay: Quick Answers
- Where is Bytantay?
- Bytantay is located in Russia, at 67.6834° N, 131.1622° E.
- Are there dams on the Bytantay?
- No dam on the Bytantay is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.