Buotama
The Buotama (Russian: Буотама) is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Lena and has a length of 418 km (260 mi).
| Buotama Yakut: Буотама | |
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View of the river | |
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sakha, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Aldan Highlands |
| • coordinates | 59°57′2″N 124°27′39″E |
| • elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lena |
• coordinates | 61°15′56″N 128°45′15″E |
• elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Length | 418 km (260 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 43 m3/s (1,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
There is a nursery of wood bisons by the Ust-Buotama Reservoir on the lower reaches of the river. It was opened in 2006 with bisons imported from Canada.
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