Tutura

Tutura
Тутура
Lena Basin with the Tutura in the lower left
Tutura is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Tutura
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceBolshoy Tutura Lake
 • locationLena-Angara Plateau
 • coordinates54°25′54″N 105°01′52″E / 54.43167°N 105.03111°E / 54.43167; 105.03111
 • elevation851 m (2,792 ft)
MouthLena
 • location
Zhigalovo
 • coordinates
54°47′31″N 105°14′13″E / 54.79194°N 105.23694°E / 54.79194; 105.23694
 • elevation
421 m (1,381 ft)
Length222 km (138 mi)
Basin size7,300 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLenaLaptev Sea

The Tutura (Russian: Тутура) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of 222 kilometres (138 mi) and a drainage basin area of 7,300 square kilometres (2,800 sq mi).[1]

The settlement of Chikan is located by the Tutura, near the confluence with the Chikan river, its main tributary. Other inhabited places near the river are Tutura and Kelora.[2] The Tutura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by Evenks.[3]

  1. ^ "Река Тутура in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ "N-48 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Бассейн Р. Тутуры - Рыбоводство Сибири". sibir.arktikfish.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.