Lotta
Lotta is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 68.54°, 29.03°
About Lotta
The Lotta (Finnish: Luttojoki or Lutto, Northern Sami: Lotto or Lohttu, Skolt Sami: Lått, Russian: Лотта and Norwegian: Lotta) is a river that is part of the watercourse of the Tuloma. It flows through the eastern parts of the municipalities of Inari and Sodankylä in Finland and in the southern part of Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Before the Pechenga area was ceded to the Russians, the entire river was within Finland's borders.
The Lutto starts from a small lake, Lake Lutto, in the northern part of the village of Saariselkä. From there, the river flows eastward, occasionally hugging the border between Inari and Sodankylä. Near Raja-Jooseppi, it enters Russia, turns northeast and empties into the western side of the Verkhnetulomskoye Reservoir, which is drained by the river Tuloma. The river's most significant tributary on the Finnish side of the border is the Suomu.
Лотта is also a nickname for Russian road 47А-059.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Lotta (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Lotta: Key Facts
| Length | 235 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 7,980 km² |
| Source | Saariselkä |
| Mouth | Upper Tuloma Reservoir |
| Drainage system | Tuloma basin |
| Tributaries | Akkim, Annoma, Kallayokk, Karnyokk, Koallanyoki, Kobbash, Lounjoki, Madsash |
Facts from Wikidata Q1871142 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Lotta: Quick Answers
- Where is Lotta?
- Lotta is located in Russia and Finland, at 68.5437° N, 29.0280° E.
- Are there dams on the Lotta?
- No dam on the Lotta is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.