Buotama

Buotama
Yakut: Буотама
View of the river
Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Location
CountrySakha, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAldan Highlands
  coordinates59°57′2″N 124°27′39″E / 59.95056°N 124.46083°E / 59.95056; 124.46083
  elevation500 m (1,600 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Lena
  coordinates
61°15′56″N 128°45′15″E / 61.26556°N 128.75417°E / 61.26556; 128.75417
  elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Length418 km (260 mi)
Basin size12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average43 m3/s (1,500 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLenaLaptev Sea

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).

There is a nursery of wood bison by the Ust-Buotama Reservoir on the lower reaches of the river. It was opened in 2006 with bison imported from Canada.