The Khatanga (Russian: Хатанга) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. The river is navigable. The river port of Khatanga is located on the river.

Khatanga
Khatanga (river) is located in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Khatanga (river)
Mouth location in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Khatanga (river) is located in Russia
Khatanga (river)
Khatanga (river) (Russia)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Kotuy and Kheta
MouthLaptev Sea
 • coordinates
73°11′14″N 106°12′25″E / 73.18722°N 106.20694°E / 73.18722; 106.20694
Length227 km (141 mi)
Basin size364,000 km2 (141,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1984–2018)102 km3/a (3,200 m3/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKheta, Novaya, Malaya Balakhnya
 • rightKotuy, Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, Popigay
Map of the Khatanga drainage basin, including the Kheta (to the north) and Kotuy (to the south)

Course edit

It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga is 227 kilometres (141 mi) long (1,636 km (1,017 mi) including its headwater Kotuy);[2] the area of its basin is 364,000 square kilometres (141,000 sq mi).[3] It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary. There are more than 112,000 lakes, with a total surface area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi), in the basin of the river.

The Khatanga freezes up in late September–early October and breaks up in early June. Its main tributaries are the Nizhnyaya, Bludnaya, Popigay, Novaya, and Malaya Balakhnya.

Fauna edit

The Khatanga teems with different kinds of fish, including ryapushka, omul, muksun, white salmon, taimen, loach, among others.

History edit

Russian fur traders first reached the Khatanga about 1611.[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ Dongmei, Feng; Colin, J. Gleason; Peirong, Lin; Xiao, Yang; Ming, Pan; Yuta, Ishitsuka (2021). "Recent changes to Arctic river discharge". Nature Communications. 12 (6917). doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27228-1.
  2. ^ "Река Хатанга (Котуй, Сейси) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ Хатанга, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. ^ Armstrong, Terence (2010). Russian Settlement in the North. Cambridge University Press.

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