| Tutura Тутура | |
|---|---|
 Lena Basin with the Tutura in the lower left | |
  Mouth location inIrkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bolshoy Tutura Lake |
| • location | Lena-Angara Plateau |
| • coordinates | 54°25′54″N105°01′52″E / 54.43167°N 105.03111°E /54.43167; 105.03111 |
| • elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Zhigalovo |
• coordinates | 54°47′31″N105°14′13″E / 54.79194°N 105.23694°E /54.79194; 105.23694 |
• elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Length | 222 km (138 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,300 km2 (2,800 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→Laptev Sea |
TheTutura (Russian:Тутура) is a river inIrkutsk Oblast,Russia. It is a tributary of theLena with a length of 222 kilometres (138 mi) and adrainage basin area of 7,300 square kilometres (2,800 sq mi).[1]
The settlement ofChikan is located by the Tutura, near the confluence with the Chikan river, its main tributary. Other inhabited places near the river areTutura andKelora.[2] The Tutura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited byEvenks.[3]
The Tutura is a righttributary of the Lena which flows across theLena-Angara Plateau. It has its sources in theBolshoy Tutura Lake,Kachugsky District, to the NNE ofIrkutsk. It flows first westwards, then in its middle course it heads in a roughly northern direction across the highland area. In its lower reaches its channel widens and near Chikan village it turns WSW,meandering across afloodplain. Finally the Tutura meets the right bank of the Lena byZhigalovo, the administrative center ofZhigalovsky District, 3,812 kilometres (2,369 mi) from its mouth.[1][2][4]
The largest tributaries of the Tutura are the 142 kilometres (88 mi) longChikan and the 77 kilometres (48 mi) long Kelora from the right. The river freezes between October and May. Summer floods are a common occurrence.[1][5]
The vegetation of the Tutura river basin is characterized by mountaintaiga.Permafrost is prevalent in the river basin.The main fish species in the river arecarp,crucian carp,asp,pike,chub,lenok,whitefish,bream andAmur catfish.[5]
