The Matta (Russian: Матта; Yakut: Маатта) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Sinyaya. It is 195 kilometres (121 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 4,110 square kilometres (1,590 sq mi).[1]
| Matta Матта / Маатта | |
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 View of the river on the right at Berdigestyakh | |
  Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Federal Subject | Yakutia, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lena Plateau |
| • coordinates | 62°13′32″N 126°59′12″E / 62.22556°N 126.98667°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sinyaya |
• coordinates | 61°31′55″N 126°19′27″E / 61.5319°N 126.3242°E |
• elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Length | 195 km (121 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,110 km2 (1,590 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.19 m3/s (42 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sinyaya→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
Course edit
The river begins in the southern area of the Lena Plateau. It flows roughly northeastwards across Gorny District and there are about 300 lakes in its basin. The town of Berdigestyakh, Gorny District, is located by the river. The Matta meets the left bank of the Sinyaya, a tributary of the Lena, 118 km (73 mi) upstream from its mouth.[2] There is also a reservoir on the river that is named after it.[3]
The main tributary of the Matta is the 67 km (42 mi) long Dugda on the left.[2]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Река Маатта (Матта) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ a b Matta // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-197
- ^ Google Earth
External links edit
Media related to Matta River at Wikimedia Commons- Geography - Yakutia Organized
