Turka (Lake Baikal)

The Turka (Russian: Турка) is a river in the Republic of Buryatia, Russian Federation. It is one of the rivers flowing into Lake Baikal, and is 272 kilometres (169 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 5,870 square kilometres (2,270 sq mi).[1] The Turka is fast-flowing and is good for rafting.[2]

Turka
Турка
View of the river near its mouth
Turka (Lake Baikal) is located in Republic of Buryatia
Turka (Lake Baikal)
Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationIkat Range
  coordinates53°15′31″N 110°40′53″E
  elevation1,430 m (4,690 ft)
MouthLake Baikal
  coordinates
52°56′16″N 108°12′56″E
  elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Length272 km (169 mi)
Basin size5,870 km2 (2,270 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average49.6 m3/s (1,750 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea

Course

The Turka begins in the Ikat Range at an elevation of 1,430 m (4,690 ft), near where this range joins with the northern end of the Ulan-Burgas. It flows roughly westwards and southwestwards through rugged mountain terrain. Finally the river joins Lake Baikal in the lake's eastern shore by Turka village.[3][4]

The main tributaries of the Turka are the Yambuy, Golonda, Ara-Khurtak, Uta, Urykta, Osinovka and Kotochik. Lake Kotokel lies 7.5 km (4.7 mi) southwest of the river mouth. The villages of Zolotoy Klyuch and Sobolikha are located by the Turka.[5]

Angara/Baikal watershed.

See also

References

  1. Russian State Water Register - Turka
  2. The Rivers of Lake Baikal - Первый Байкальский
  3. Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / A.F. Treshnikov (ed.) - 2nd ed., Ext. - M . Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  4. Turka At Sobolikha
  5. Google Earth
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