The Tamma (; ) is a river in
Yakutia
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(Sakha Republic),
Russia
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. It is a tributary of the
Lena with a length of and a
drainage basin
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area of .
The Tamma is the largest river of
Megino-Kangalassky District. The villages of
Darkylakh and
Khaptagay are located by the river.
Course
The Tamma is a right
tributary
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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
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, 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
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. 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, south of
Yakutsk
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.
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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
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References
External links
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Fishing & Tourism in Yakutia
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic