The Motorchuna (russian: Моторчуна) is a river in

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(Sakha Republic),

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. It is a left

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of the

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with a length of . Its drainage basin area is . Since its river basin is uninhabited, the Motorchuna is one of the most untouched rivers in Yakutia; the waters are clean and there is abundant wildlife. The name of the river comes from the

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''"mo/tor/chu"'' (мо/тор/чу), meaning "tree/

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/river". In the International scale of river difficulty the Motorchuna is a Class II destination for rafting and

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Course

The sources of the Motorchuna are north of the Polar Circle, in the northeastern slopes of the

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, very near the sources of the north-flowing

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. It fringes the plateau area heading in a roughly ENE direction. In mid course it turns slightly and flows across the Central Yakutian Lowland in a roughly ESE direction forming

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s in the

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to the south of the

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. The banks in the middle and lower reaches are bound by vertical rocky cliffs. The channel is mostly pebbly. In its last stretch the Motorchuna flows parallel to the

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further south, in an area of lakes and marshes. Finally it meets the left bank of the Lena, from its mouth. Its confluence is almost opposite the mouth of the

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on the facing bank.

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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978 The Motorchuna is fed by rain and snow. It freezes in mid-October and stays under ice until late May or early June.

Tributaries

The Motorchuna has fifty tributaries that are over in length. The longest ones are the long Byuger-Yuryach and the long Kuogas-Uluybut, both joining it from the left.Глушков А.В: ''Реки востока России.'' Якутск
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Flora and fauna

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'' grow on the banks on the Motorchuna. In certain places there are dense shrubs growing near the water and in the banks of the lower course there are

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s. Often birds and mammals hide in the vegetation.

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and greater white-fronted goose are common near the river. The main fish species are

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, lenok, taimen,

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, whitefish and nelma, among others.Рыбалка в Якутии
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Tributaries

Flora and fauna

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