Tuostakh
Tuostakh
River in Yakutia, Russia
The Tuostakh (Russian: Туостах; Yakut: Туостаах, Tuostaax) is a river in the Verkhoyansk District, Sakha (Yakutia), Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Adycha, of the Yana basin. The river is 271 kilometres (168 mi) long, having a drainage basin of 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi).[1]
Grayling, lenok and taimen are found in the waters of the river. The name of the river originated in the Yakut word "tuos", meaning "birch"[2] The nearest city is Batagay, and the nearest airfield Batagay Airport.[3]