| Sitte Ситте / Сииттэ | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sitte_ONC_D-7.jpg) Course of the Sitte map section with the Lena on top | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Relief_Yakutia.png)  Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lena Plateau |
| • coordinates | 62°16′12″N 127°14′36″E / 62.27000°N 127.24333°E |
| • elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Balagannakh |
• coordinates | 63°52′35″N 127°15′14″E / 63.87639°N 127.25389°E |
• elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Length | 431 km (268 mi) |
| Basin size | 8,250 km2 (3,190 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 28.6 m3/s (1,010 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Sitte (Russian: Ситте; Yakut: Сииттэ, Siitte) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 431 kilometres (268 mi). Its drainage basin area is 8,250 square kilometres (3,190 sq mi).[1]
The name of the river is based on the Yakut word "satyy" (сатыы), meaning "low".[2]
- ^ "Река Сииттэ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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