| Tutura | |
| Other Name: | Тутура |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 54.4317°N 105.0311°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 851m (2,792feet) |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 54.7919°N 105.2369°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 421m (1,381feet) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 222km (138miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 35m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 7300km2 |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Irkutsk Oblast |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
The Tutura (Russian: Тутура) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of 222km (138miles) and a drainage basin area of 7300km2.
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.[1] The Tutura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by Evenks.[2]
The Tutura is a right tributary of the Lena which flows across the Lena-Angara Plateau. It has its sources in the Bolshoy Tutura Lake, Kachugsky District, to the NNE of Irkutsk. 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, meandering across a floodplain. Finally the Tutura meets the right bank of the Lena by Zhigalovo, the administrative center of Zhigalovsky District, 3812km (2,369miles) from its mouth.[1] [3]
The largest tributaries of the Tutura are the 142km (88miles) long Chikan and the 77km (48miles) long Kelora from the right. The river freezes between October and May. Summer floods are a common occurrence.
The vegetation of the Tutura river basin is characterized by mountain taiga. Permafrost is prevalent in the river basin.The main fish species in the river are carp, crucian carp, asp, pike, chub, lenok, whitefish, bream and Amur catfish.[4]
