Mamakan (river)
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Mamakan Мамакан |
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| Water code | RU : 18030200412117100031672 | |
| location | Irkutsk Oblast ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Lena | |
| Drain over | Witim → Lena → Arctic Ocean | |
| source |
Northern Muja Mountains 56 ° 41 ′ 39 ″ N , 114 ° 12 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Witim coordinates: 57 ° 49 '6 " N , 114 ° 1' 50" E 57 ° 49 '6 " N , 114 ° 1' 50" E
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| length | 209 km | |
| Catchment area | 9460 km² | |
| Discharge at the Mamakan A Eo gauge : 9,460 km² Location: 700 m above the mouth |
MQ 1981/1990 Mq 1981/1990 |
164 m³ / s 17.3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Left mamakan | |
| Right tributaries | Right mamakan | |
 Location of the Mamakan (Мамакан) in the catchment area of the Witim |
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The Mamakan ( Russian Мамакан ) is a left tributary of the Vitim in Irkutsk Oblast in southeast Siberia .
The Mamakan arises as Sredni Mamakan ("Middle Mamakan") in the Northern Muja Mountains . It flows in a predominantly northerly direction, taking in the Left Mamakan and the Right Mamakan . After 209 km, the Mamakan meets the Witim, which flows westward, at the settlement of the same name, Mamakan . The Mamakan drains an area of 9460 km². The river freezes in October. In May the Mamakan is ice-free again. The mean discharge (MQ) near the mouth is 164 m³ / s.
The mamakan is dammed directly above the mouth. The Mamakan hydropower plant ( ⊙ ), completed in 1962, has an installed capacity of 86 MW . The fall height is 45 m.