The Siligir (russian: Силигир; sah, Силигир) is a river in

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with a length of — long counting the Orto-Siligir stretch of its upper course. Its drainage basin area is . The river flows just north of the

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across a lonely, desolate area of

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deposits along the Siligir basin.

Course

The Siligir is formed in the

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at the confluence of the long Orto-Siligir (Орто-Силигир) and the long Usuk-Siligir (Усук-Силигир). The river flows initially northwards, bending to the NNE after a stretch, and then to the northeast. Finally it bends again to the north and meets the right bank of the Olenyok from its mouth. The confluence is downstream of

village, one of the few inhabited localities of the area. The river is frozen between early October and the second half of May.

Tributaries

The Siligir has some very large tributaries, such as the long Onnyoo-Siligir (russian: Онньоо-Силигир; sah, Өнньүө Силигир) and the long Siligirkeen (Силигиркээн), both from the left.

Fauna

The main fish species found in the waters of the Siligir are lenok, taimen,

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and

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References

External links

Рыбалка май 2019 река Силигир ( Fishing in the Siligir river Part 1)

Map of the sedimentary basins of the Siberian platform, Russia. Main heavy-oil and bitumen deposit locations
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Course

Tributaries

Fauna

See also

References

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