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Nizhnyaya Tunguska
River in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nizhnyaya Tunguska (Russian: Ни́жняя Тунгу́ска, IPA: [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪjə tʊnˈɡuskə], meaning "Lower Tunguska") is a river in Siberia, Russia, that flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributary of the Yenisey joining it at Turukhansk (see Siberian River Routes). The ice-free period on the Nizhnyaya Tunguska starts in mid-June and ends in the first half of October. The river forms the western limit of the Lena Plateau.
Quick Facts Nizhnyaya Tunguska Lower Tunguska, Native name ...
Nizhnyaya Tunguska Lower Tunguska | |
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Native name | Нижняя Тунгуска (Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast |
Cities | Turukhansk, Tura, Erbogachen |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Angara Range, Central Siberian Plateau |
• location | Ust-Kutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast |
• coordinates | 58°01′52″N 105°42′07″E |
• elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
Mouth | Yenisey |
• location | Turukhansk, Turukhansky District |
• coordinates | 65°46′16″N 87°57′07″E |
• elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
Length | 2,989 km (1,857 mi) |
Basin size | 473,000 km2 (183,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth[1] |
• average | 3,680 m3/s (130,000 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 1 m3/s (35 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 112,000 m3/s (4,000,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Kochechum |
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