The Baky (; , ''Bakı'') is a river in the

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. It is one of the northern tributaries of the

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. The river has a length of and a

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area of . The river flows north of the

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. Its basin falls within

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The Baky is a left

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of the Yana. It has its sources in the northwestern slopes of the Khayrdakh Ridge (Хайырдахский кряж), part of the Kular Range of the

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system. The river flows first northeastwards, skirting the mountain area. It

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s 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.

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Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Baky are the long Tulluk (Туллук), the long Yuyuteer (Ююттээр) and the long Tirekhteekh (Тирэхтээх) on the right, as well as the long Chyuyompe-Salaa (Чюёмпэ-Салаа) and the long Kharyly-Salaa (Харылый-Салаа) 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.nature.ykt - Бакы
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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
Tributaries of the Yana River Rivers of the Sakha Republic Verkhoyansk Range East Siberian Lowland {{SakhaRepublic-geo-stub

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Tributaries

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