Ukelayat

Ukelayat
Укэлаят / Вуквылгаят
Course of the Ukelayat map section
Mouth location in Kamchatka Krai
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKamchatka Krai
DistrictOlyutorsky District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKoryak Highlands
 • coordinates61°59′28″N 170°53′0″E / 61.99111°N 170.88333°E / 61.99111; 170.88333
 • elevationca 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
MouthBering Sea
 • coordinates
61°43′15″N 173°31′12″E / 61.72083°N 173.52000°E / 61.72083; 173.52000
 • elevation
0 metres (0 ft)
Length118 km (73 mi)
Basin size6,820 km2 (2,630 sq mi)

The Ukelayat (Russian: Укэлаят; Koryak: Вуквылгаят) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The length of the river is 118 kilometres (73 mi) and the area of its drainage basin is 6,820 square kilometres (2,630 mi2).

The name of the river comes from the Koryak vukvylgayat (вуквылгаят), meaning 'rock, fall'.