The Tayura (Russian: Таюра) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of 216 kilometres (134 mi) and a drainage basin area of 5,720 square kilometres (2,210 sq mi).^[1] The river is crossed by the Baikal-Amur Mainline and the interregional highway 25K-258 Ust-Kut - Severobaikalsk.^[2]

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Tayura Таюра
Bridge over the Tayura near Zvyozdny
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lena-Angara Plateau
• coordinates	55°53′02″N 106°44′40″E
• elevation	814 m (2,671 ft)
Mouth	Lena
• location	Near Ust-Kut
• coordinates	57°00′10″N 106°32′44″E
• elevation	269 m (883 ft)
Length	216 km (134 mi)
Basin size	5,720 km2 (2,210 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	43.92 m3/s (1,551 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lena→ Laptev Sea

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The Tayura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by Evenks. The abandoned Evenk settlement of Aitkan was located by the river, 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Omoloy village on the Lena.^[3][4]

The Tayura is a right tributary of the Lena flowing to the north of Irkutsk. It has its sources in the northern part of the Lena-Angara Plateau at the confluence of the Left Tayura and Right Tayura, west of the valley of the Khanda (Kirenga). It flows northwards across mountainous territory and in its lower course roughly parallel to the Lena. Finally the Tayura meets the right bank of the Lena downstream from Ust-Kut, the administrative center of Ust-Kutsky District, 3,384 kilometres (2,103 mi) from its mouth.^[1][3][4][2]

The largest tributary of the Tayura is the 98 kilometres (61 mi) long Niya from the right. The river freezes between October and May. Summer floods are a frequent occurrence.^[1]

The vegetation of the Tayura river basin is characterized by the typical mountain taiga of the Lena-Angara Plateau. Permafrost is prevalent in the river basin.

• List of rivers of Russia