Khatanga River

Khatanga River

The Khatanga River ( _ru. Хатанга) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga River is 227 km long; the area of its basin is 364,000 km². It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary. There are more than 112,000 lakes (11,600 km²) in the basin of the river.

The Khatanga River freezes up in the late September–early October and breaks up in the early June. Its main tributaries are the Nizhnyaya River, Bludnaya River, Popigay River, Novaya River, and Malaya Balakhnya. The Khatanga River teems with different kinds of fish, including ryapushka, omul, muksun, white salmon, taimen, loach, and others. The river is navigable. The riverport Khatanga is located on this river.

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