Vilyuy

Vilyuy
Вилю́й / Бүлүү
Vilyuy; Вилю́й / Бүлүү
	Rapids on the Vilyuy in Central Sakha
	Location of the mouth in Yakutia, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subjects	Krasnoyarsk Krai, Yakutia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Vilyuy Plateau
• coordinates	65°57′46″N 103°30′47″E / 65.96278°N 103.51306°E
• elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Mouth	Lena
• coordinates	64°22′38″N 126°24′54″E / 64.37722°N 126.41500°E
• elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Length	2,650 km (1,650 mi)
Basin size	454,000 km2 (175,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1,700 m3/s (60,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lena→ Laptev Sea

The Vilyuy (Russian: Вилю́й, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲʉj]; Yakut: Бүлүү, Bülüü, IPA: [bylyː])^{[citation needed]} is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About 2,650 kilometres (1,650 mi) long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about 454,000 square kilometres (175,000 sq mi).^[1]

^ "Река ВИЛЮЙ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).

[gvr-1] "Река ВИЛЮЙ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).

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