The Tayura () is a river in

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. It is a tributary of the

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with a length of and a

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area of . The river is crossed by the Baikal-Amur Mainline and the interregional highway 25K-258

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- Severobaikalsk. The Tayura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by

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. The abandoned Evenk settlement of Aitkan was located by the river, east of Omoloy village on the Lena.

Course

The Tayura is a right

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of the Lena flowing to the north of

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. It has its sources in the northern part of the

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at the confluence of the Left Tayura and Right Tayura, west of the valley of the

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. It flows northwards across mountainous territory and in its lower course roughly parallel to the Lena. Finally the Tayura meets the right bank of the Lena downstream from

, the administrative center of

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, from its mouth.

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The largest tributary of the Tayura is the long Niya from the right. The river freezes between October and May. Summer floods are a frequent occurrence.

Flora and fauna

The vegetation of the Tayura river basin is characterized by the typical mountain

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of the Lena-Angara Plateau.

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is prevalent in the river basin.

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Река Таюра, Звездный, Иркутская область
{{Portal bar, Russia Rivers of Irkutsk Oblast

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Flora and fauna

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