Sitte (river)
| Sitte Ситте / Сииттэ | |
|---|---|
Course of the Sitte map section with the Lena on top | |
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lena Plateau |
| • coordinates | 62°16′12″N 127°14′36″E / 62.27000°N 127.24333°E |
| • elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Mouth | Lena |
• location | Balagannakh |
• coordinates | 63°52′35″N 127°15′14″E / 63.87639°N 127.25389°E |
• elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Length | 431 km (268 mi) |
| Basin size | 8,250 km2 (3,190 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 28.6 m3/s (1,010 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lena→ Laptev Sea |
The Sitte (Russian: Ситте; Yakut: Сииттэ, Siitte) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 431 kilometres (268 mi). Its drainage basin area is 8,250 square kilometres (3,190 sq mi).
The name of the river is based on the Yakut word "satyy" (сатыы), meaning "low".