The Turka () is a river in the Republic of

Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District since 2018. To its nort ...

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. It is one of the rivers flowing into

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia between the Federal subjects of Russia, federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblasts of Russia, Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...

, and is long, with a

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of . The Turka is fast-flowing and is good for rafting.

Course

The Turka begins in the

Ikat Range Ikat Range () is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia. It runs in a parallel direction to the Baikal Rift. The range is named after two small rivers sharing the name "Ikat" which have their sources in opposite slopes of the range one is a tribut ...

at an elevation of , near where this range joins with the northern end of the

Ulan-Burgas Ulan-Burgas (; , from ''улаан'' - "red", and ''бургааһан'', "small birch" or "shrub"),Turka village. The main tributaries of the Turka are the Yambuy, Golonda, Ara-Khurtak, Uta, Urykta, Osinovka and Kotochik.

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lies southwest of the river mouth. The villages of

Zolotoy Klyuch Zolotoy Klyuch () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Pribaykalsky District, Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of th ...

and

Sobolikha Sobolikha () is a rural locality (a settlement) in Pribaykalsky District, Republic of Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Sib ...

are located by the Turka.

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*{{commonscat inline, Turka River
Turka River kayaking
Rivers of Buryatia

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