Motorchuna

Motorchuna Моторчуна
Course of the Motorchuna map section
Mouth location in Yakutia, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Siberian Plateau
• coordinates	68°18′41″N 118°31′45″E
• elevation	253 m (830 ft)
Mouth	Lena
• location	Zhigansky District
• coordinates	68°01′02″N 123°07′08″E
• elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Length	423 km (263 mi)
Basin size	9,250 km2 (3,570 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Lena→ Laptev Sea

The Motorchuna (Russian: Моторчуна) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena with a length of 423 kilometres (263 mi). Its drainage basin area is 9,250 square kilometres (3,570 mi²). Since its river basin is uninhabited, the Motorchuna is one of the most untouched rivers in Yakutia; the waters are clean and there is abundant wildlife.

The name of the river comes from the Even "mo/tor/chu" (мо/тор/чу), meaning "tree/pass/river".

In the International scale of river difficulty the Motorchuna is a Class II destination for rafting and kayaking.