Tayura
Tayura Таюра | |
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![]() Bridge over the Tayura near Zvyozdny | |
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lena-Angara Plateau |
• coordinates | 55°53′02″N 106°44′40″E / 55.88389°N 106.74444°E |
• elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) |
Mouth | Lena |
• location | Near Ust-Kut |
• coordinates | 57°00′10″N 106°32′44″E / 57.00278°N 106.54556°E |
• elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
Length | 216 km (134 mi) |
Basin size | 5,720 km2 (2,210 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 43.92 m3/s (1,551 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Tayura (
The Tayura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by
Course
The Tayura is a right tributary of the Lena flowing to the north of Irkutsk. It has its sources in the northern part of the Lena-Angara Plateau at the confluence of the Left Tayura and Right Tayura, west of the valley of the Khanda (Kirenga). It flows northwards across mountainous territory and in its lower course roughly parallel to the Lena. Finally the Tayura meets the right bank of the Lena downstream from Ust-Kut, the administrative center of Ust-Kutsky District, 3,384 kilometres (2,103 mi) from its mouth.[1][3][4][2]
The largest tributary of the Tayura is the 98 kilometres (61 mi) long Niya from the right. The river freezes between October and May. Summer floods are a frequent occurrence.[1]
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Flora and fauna
The vegetation of the Tayura river basin is characterized by the typical mountain taiga of the Lena-Angara Plateau. Permafrost is prevalent in the river basin.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Река Таюра in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b "O-48 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "N-48 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 2 December 2021.