Birekte

Birekte Биректе / Билэктэ
Course of the Birekte ONC map section
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia Birekte (Russia)
Location
Country	Russian Federation
Federal subject	Yakutia
District	Olenyoksky District
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Siberian Plateau
• coordinates	70°16′05″N 116°49′33″E
Mouth	Olenyok
• coordinates	69°37′34″N 118°07′56″E
• elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Length	315 km (196 mi)
Basin size	8,600 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Olenyok→Laptev Sea

The Birekte (Russian: Биректе; Yakut: Билэктэ, Bilekte) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of 315 kilometres (196 mi). Its drainage basin area is 8,600 square kilometres (3,300 mi²).

The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements.