Baky


The Baky is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is one of the northern tributaries of the Yana. The river has a length of and a drainage basin area of.
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle. Its basin falls within Verkhoyansky District.

Course

The Baky is a left tributary of the Yana. It has its sources in the northwestern slopes of the Khayrdakh Ridge, part of the Kular Range of the Verkhoyansk system. The river flows first northeastwards, skirting the mountain area. It meanders within a wide valley heading in an eastern direction in its lower course. Osokhtokh village is located by the banks of the Baky in its last stretch, where the river meanders very strongly. Near the left bank of the Yana the Baky divides into three branches, joining the river from its mouth.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Baky are the long Tulluk, the long Yuyuteer and the long Tirekhteekh on the right, as well as the long Chyuyompe-Salaa and the long Kharyly-Salaa on the left. There are 80 lakes in the river basin. The river is frozen between late September or early October and late May or early June.