Tokko (river)

Tokko
Tokko (river) is located in Sakha Republic
Tokko (river)
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYakutia
Physical characteristics
SourceUdokan Range
Stanovoy Highlands
 • coordinates57°12′21″N 119°39′33″E / 57.20583°N 119.65917°E / 57.20583; 119.65917
 • elevation1,369 m (4,491 ft)
MouthChara
 • coordinates
59°50′54″N 120°22′25″E / 59.84833°N 120.37361°E / 59.84833; 120.37361
 • elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Length446 km (277 mi)
Basin size23,100 km2 (8,900 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average220 m3/s (7,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionCharaOlyokmaLenaLaptev Sea

The Tokko (Russian: Токко) is a river in Yakutia, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the largest tributary of the Chara river in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is 446 kilometres (277 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 23,100 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi). It is navigable in its final stretch, 131 km (81 mi) from its confluence with the Chara. Tokko village is located by the river bank.[1][2]

The Chara-Tokkinskaya group of deposits (Чара-Токкинская группа месторождений), the largest iron ore accumulation in Russia, is located in the Tokko basin. Rock art depictions of ancient hunters dating back to the 1st - 2nd millennia BC have been preserved on a limestone ridge rising 4 m (13 ft) to 18 m (59 ft) above the river's right bank 18 km (11 mi) from its mouth.

The waters of the Tokko are rich in fish, including grayling, lenok, taimen, pike and common dace, among other species.[3]

  1. ^ "Река Токко in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Tokko / Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
  3. ^ Tokko - Water of Russia