The Matta (; ) is a river in the

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. It is a left

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of the Sinyaya. It is long, and has a

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of .

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The river begins in the southern area of the

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. It flows roughly northeastwards across

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and there are about 300 lakes in its basin. The town of

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, is located by the river. The Matta meets the left bank of the Sinyaya, a tributary of the

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, upstream from its mouth.''Matta'' //

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, in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-197 There is also a reservoir on the river that is named after it.

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The main tributary of the Matta is the long Dugda on the left.

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Rivers of the Sakha Republic

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