| Tamma Тамма | |
|---|---|
 View of the river | |
  Mouth location inYakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sellyakait-Sella Ridge Lena Plateau |
| • coordinates | 60°48′25″N130°25′35″E / 60.80694°N 130.42639°E /60.80694; 130.42639 |
| Mouth | Lena |
• coordinates | 61°47′03″N129°44′20″E / 61.78417°N 129.73889°E /61.78417; 129.73889 |
| Length | 216 km (134 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,430 km2 (1,710 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→Laptev Sea |
TheTamma (Russian:Тамма;Yakut:Тамма) is a river inYakutia (Sakha Republic),Russia. It is a tributary of theLena with a length of 216 kilometres (134 mi) and adrainage basin area of 4,430 square kilometres (1,710 sq mi).[1]
The Tamma is the largest river ofMegino-Kangalassky District. The villages ofDarkylakh andKhaptagay are located by the river.[2]
The Tamma is a righttributary of the Lena. It is formed on the Sellyakait-Sella Ridge (Кряж Селлякаит-Селля), at the confluence of the Konyo-Daban and Ilin-Daban rivers in theLena Plateau, between the Lena and theAmga. It heads in a roughly northwestern direction parallel to theMenda in its upper and middle course. It flows mostly across Megino-Kangalassky District but in one stretch it forms the border between this district andKhangalassky District. There are a few small lakes in the lower course of the river, part of the neighboring Lenafloodplain. Finally it meets the Khaptagay arm of the Lena 1,528 kilometres (949 mi) from its source near the village ofKhaptagay, south ofYakutsk.[3][2]
The largest tributary of the Tamma is the 123 kilometres (76 mi) long Khompu from the right. The river freezes between October and May.[1]
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