Birekte
The Birekte is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of. Its drainage basin area is.
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.
Course
The Birekte is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northern fringes of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first southwards and, after the confluence of the Omonos, it flows roughly northeastwards. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river downstream from the confluence of the Ukukit, upstream of its mouth.The river is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May. The longest tributary is the long Omonos from the right.