Uele Уэле / Үөлэ
Anabar basin with the Uele in the upper right
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia Show map of Sakha Republic Uele (Yakutia) (Russia) Show map of Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near lake Sobaka-Lakh
• coordinates	72°18′04″N 117°53′16″E / 72.30111°N 117.88778°E / 72.30111; 117.88778
Mouth	Anabar Bay Laptev Sea
• coordinates	73°20′36″N 113°48′46″E / 73.34333°N 113.81278°E / 73.34333; 113.81278
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	313 km (194 mi)
Basin size	19,200 km2 (7,400 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	96 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s)

The Uele (Russian: Уэле; Yakut: Үөлэ, Üöle) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It has a length of 313 kilometres (194 mi) and its drainage basin area is 19,200 square kilometres (7,400 sq mi).^[1] The river basin is a desolate area devoid of human settlements.^[2]

Course

The Uele has its sources near lake Sobaka-Lakh in the North Siberian Lowland. The river flows roughly northwestwards in a winding channel across a floodplain with numerous lakes. Finally it enters the eastern side of the inner Anabar Bay just east of the mouth of the Anabar.^[3][4]

Tributaries

Its main tributaries are the Kraynyaya, Bayan, Darkylakh, Onkuchakh-Yuryakh and Salga from the right, as well as the Khatygyn-Uelete, Byorolyokh-Ayan and Sasyr-Tyobyulekh from the left.^[2]

Fauna

The Uele is frozen most of the year. It stays under ice between the end of September/beginning of October and the end of May/beginning of June. The river is an important habitat for nelma, as recorded in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation.^[5]