The Tutura () is a river in

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. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of and a

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area of . The settlement of Chikan is located by the Tutura, near the confluence with the Chikan river, its main tributary. Other inhabited places near the river are Tutura and Kelora. The Tutura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by

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Course

The Tutura is a right

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of the Lena which flows across the

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. It has its sources in the Bolshoy Tutura Lake,

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, to the NNE of

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. It flows first westwards, then in its middle course it heads in a roughly northern direction across the highland area. In its lower reaches its channel widens and near Chikan village it turns WSW,

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ing across a

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. Finally the Tutura meets the right bank of the Lena by Zhigalovo, the administrative center of

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, from its mouth.

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The largest tributaries of the Tutura are the long Chikan and the long Kelora from the right. The river freezes between October and May. Summer floods are a common occurrence.

Flora and fauna

The vegetation of the Tutura river basin is characterized by mountain

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is prevalent in the river basin. The main fish species in the river are

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, asp, pike,

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, whitefish,

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and

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Flora and fauna

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