The Tamma (russian: Тамма; sah, Тамма) is a river in
Yakutia
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(Sakha Republic),
Russia
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. It is a tributary of the
Lena
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with a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The Tamma is the largest river of
Megino-Kangalassky District
Megino-Kangalassky District (russian: Ме́гино-Кангала́сский улу́с; sah, Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа, ''Menge Khangalas uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and munici ...
. The villages of
Darkylakh and
Khaptagay
Khaptagay ( rus, Хаптагай; sah, Хаптаҕай, ''Xaptağay'', lit. ''flat'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug of Megino-Kangalassky District in the ...
are located by the river.
Course
The Tamma is a right
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the Lena. It is formed on the Sellyakait-Sella Ridge (Кряж Селлякаит-Селля), at the confluence of the Konyo-Daban and Ilin-Daban rivers in the
Lena Plateau
The Lena Plateau, also known as Prilensky Plateau ( rus, Приленское плато, ''Prilenskoye Plato''; sah, Өлүөнэтээҕи хаптал хайалаах сир), is one of the great plateaus of Siberia. Administratively it is m ...
, between the Lena and the
Amga. It heads in a roughly northwestern direction parallel to the
Menda in its upper and middle course. It flows mostly across Megino-Kangalassky District but in one stretch it forms the border between this district and
Khangalassky District
Khangalassky District (russian: Хангала́сский улу́с; sah, Хаҥалас улууһа, ''Xaŋalas uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raio ...
. There are a few small lakes in the lower course of the river, part of the neighboring Lena
floodplain
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. Finally it meets the Khaptagay arm of the Lena from its source near the village of
Khaptagay
Khaptagay ( rus, Хаптагай; sah, Хаптаҕай, ''Xaptağay'', lit. ''flat'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Khaptagaysky Rural Okrug of Megino-Kangalassky District in the ...
, south of
Yakutsk
Yakutsk (russian: Якутск, p=jɪˈkutsk; sah, Дьокуускай, translit=Djokuuskay, ) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about south of the Arctic Circle. Fueled by the mining industry, Yakutsk has become one ...
.
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The largest tributary of the Tamma is the long Khompu from the right. The river freezes between October and May.
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian part is drain ...
References
External links
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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic