The Urak () is a river in Okhotsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East. It has a length of and a drainage basin of .1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
The river flows across uninhabited territory. In former times the Yudoma Portage led southeast from the Yudoma river to the Urak and a longer horse track led to the Urak Landing.Russian Occupance of the Far East, 1639-1750
Course The Urak river has its source at an elevation of nearly in the western slopes of the Urak Plateau. It flows roughly eastwards through the mountainous area. In its last stretch it bends southwards and flows roughly parallel to river Okhota to the east for about .Google Earth Finally it flows into the Sea of Okhotsk west of Vostretsovo village.Google Earth
The main tributary of the Urak is the long Ketanda that joins it from the left. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes around late October and stays frozen until mid May.
Fauna The Urak is a spawning ground for salmon species, including coho salmon, chum salmon, pink salmon and sockeye salmon. Other fish species common in the river include Dolly Varden trout, whitespotted char and Arctic grayling.Travel and flyfishing in the Russian Far East - Urak River
See also List of rivers of Russia
References
External links
From Yakutsk to Okhotsk – A Siberian Packraft Expedition