| Ukelayat Укэлаят / Вуквылгаят | |
|---|---|
 Course of the Ukelayat map section | |
  Mouth location inKamchatka Krai | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| District | Olyutorsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Koryak Highlands |
| • coordinates | 61°59′28″N170°53′0″E / 61.99111°N 170.88333°E /61.99111; 170.88333 |
| • elevation | ca 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Bering Sea |
• coordinates | 61°43′15″N173°31′12″E / 61.72083°N 173.52000°E /61.72083; 173.52000 |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 118 km (73 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,820 km2 (2,630 sq mi) |
TheUkelayat (Russian:Укэлаят;Koryak: Вуквылгаят) is a river inKamchatka Krai,Russia. The length of the river is 118 kilometres (73 mi) and the area of isdrainage basin 6,820 square kilometres (2,630 sq mi).[1]
The name of the river comes from theKoryak"vukvylgayat"(Вуквылгаят), meaning "rock/fall".[2]
The Ukelayat has its source in theKoryak Highlands. It is fed by glaciers of the northern slopes of the adjoining ranges. It flows roughly eastwards within a valley bound by thePikas Range to the north and theUkelayat Range to the south. The riverdivides into channels along its middle and lower course. Its mouth is in the small Dezhnyov Bay of the Bering Sea.[3][4]
Its main tributary is the 148 km (92 mi) longPikasvayam, joining it from the left about halfway through its course.[1]
The river basin is characterized bytundra vegetation, includingmosses,lichens,dwarf shrubs, andsedges.[5]
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