Buyunda
| Buyunda Буюнда | |
|---|---|
Buyunda valley | |
Mouth location in Magadan Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Magadan Oblast, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kilgan Massif Kolyma Mountains |
| • coordinates | 60°51′55″N 153°33′59″E / 60.86528°N 153.56639°E |
| • elevation | 1,778 m (5,833 ft) |
| Mouth | Kolyma |
• coordinates | 62°45′40″N 152°34′30″E / 62.76111°N 152.57500°E |
| Length | 434 km (270 mi) |
| Basin size | 24,800 km2 (9,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 215 m3/s (7,600 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kolyma→ East Siberian Sea |
The Buyunda (Russian: Буюнда) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma, with a length of 434 kilometres (270 mi) and a drainage basin of 24,800 square kilometres (9,600 mi2).
Together with the Seymchan that flows roughly southwards on the facing bank of the Kolyma basin, the Buyunda forms the Seymchan-Buyunda Depression, which limits the Upper Kolyma Highlands from the east.
The name of the Buyunda originated in the Evenki language, meaning "where there are wild deer".