Mamakan (river)
| Mamakan Мамакан | |
|---|---|
View of the river in mid-course | |
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Northern Muya Range Stanovoy Highlands |
| • coordinates | 56°41′39″N 114°12′10″E / 56.69417°N 114.20278°E |
| • elevation | 1,672 m (5,486 ft) |
| Mouth | Vitim |
• coordinates | 57°49′06″N 114°01′50″E / 57.81833°N 114.03056°E |
• elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Length | 209 km (130 mi) |
| Basin size | 9,460 km2 (3,650 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 164 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vitim→ Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Mamakan (Russian: Мамакан) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is a tributary of the Vitim of the Lena basin. The river is 209 kilometres (130 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,460 square kilometres (3,650 sq mi). There are no settlements by the river, only Mamakan near its mouth by the Vitim.
The Mamakan reservoir, the world's first hydroelectric power plant built on permafrost, is located in the lower course of the river, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Bodaybo.