The Tatta (; , ''Taatta'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (

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, a left tributary of the

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, part of the

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basin. The Tatta has a length of and a drainage basin area of . There are many inhabited places close to the banks of the Tatta, especially in its upper and middle reaches, including

Churapcha Churapcha (; , ''Çurapçı'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Churapchinsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: Geography Churapcha is located by the lake of the same name, which drains to the ...

and

Ytyk-Kyuyol Ytyk-Kyuyol (; ) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Tattinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia,''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'' located on the left bank of the Ta ...

towns, as well as Uolba, Bulun, Dyabyla, Kharbala 1st, Kharbala 2nd, Cherkyokh, Borobul and Tolon villages.

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Tatta District of the Sakha Republic was named after the river. The

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crosses the Tatta roughly in the middle of its course.

Course

The Tatta originates in the eastern slopes of the

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and is the 7th longest tributary of the Aldan. It flows roughly northwards across a wide, flat valley marked by

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and

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zones. The source of the river and the first of its course lie in the Amga District where the river flows in a northeastern direction, which continues further on across the entire

Churapcha District Churapchinsky District (; , ''Çurapçı uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It ...

. In its lower course the Tatta bends northwards east of

town and enters the Tatta District flowing slowly and

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ing until its mouth. The Tatta meets the left side of the Aldan very near the mouth of the

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on the facing bank, from its confluence with the Lena.1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-7
/ref>Tatta – Water of Russia
/ref> The main tributaries of the Tatta are the long Khondu from the right, as well as the long North Namara and long Kutalakh from the left. There are about 2,300 lakes in the Tatta basin. One of them Ytyk-Kyuyol, meaning "

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" in the

Yakut language The Yakut language ( ), also known as the Sakha language ( ) or Yakutian, is a Siberian Turkic language spoken by around 450,000 native speakers—primarily by ethnic Yakuts. It is one of the official languages of the Sakha Republic, a republic ...

, gives its name to

, the seat of the Tatta District. Another important lake in the river basin is Churapcha Lake, a

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. The Tatta basin has a harsh

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, with long, cold winters. The river freezes in October and stays frozen until the second half of May.Nature.ykt
/ref> Compared to other watercourses in Yakutia, the Tatta is not a mighty river. It has a rather feeble water discharge and in dry years the river may dry up in the summer. However, there are years in which it may cause disastrous floods.

References

External links

Memory and Indigenous Identity in Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Rivers of the Sakha Republic Central Yakutian Lowland {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub

Course

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