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 is drainage basin 6,820 square kilometres (2,630 sq mi).

The name of the river comes from the Koryak "vukvylgayat" (Вуквылгаят), meaning "rock/fall".