Turka (Lake Baikal)

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Turka
Турка
Turka ibaia bokaletik gertu.JPG
Data
Water code RU :  16040000212116300006023
location Buryatia ( Russia )
River system Yenisei
Drain over Angara  → Yenisei  → Arctic Ocean
source Ikat Mountains
53 ° 15 ′ 31 ″  N , 110 ° 40 ′ 53 ″  E
muzzle at Turka in Lake Baikal Coordinates: 52 ° 56 ′ 16 ″  N , 108 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  E 52 ° 56 ′ 16 ″  N , 108 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  E
Mouth height 456  m

length 272 km
Catchment area 5870 km²
Discharge at the gauge Sobolikha
A Eo : 5050 km²
Location: 26 km above the mouth 		MQ 1938/1997
Mq 1938/1997
 		50 m³ / s
9.9 l / (s km²)
Course of the Turka east of Lake Baikal

Course of the Turka east of Lake Baikal

The Turka ( Russian Турка ) is a tributary of Lake Baikal in the Russian Republic of Buryatia in Siberia .

The Turka rises on the western slope of the Ikat Mountains . From there it flows in a predominantly westerly direction through the mountains and after 272 km it reaches Lake Baikal at the place of the same name . The Turka drains an area of ​​5870 km². Its catchment area borders on that of the Barguzin in the north and that of the Kurba in the south . 26 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 50 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Turka in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)
  2. ↑ a b Turka at the Sobolikha gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET