Notable Facts
- The colonisation history of Western Siberia by Russians since 17th-18th centuries was reflected in various names which had river at different times. At some periods it was called Troitskaya Tunguska (Russian: Trinity Tunguska), Monastyrskaya Tunguska (Russian: Monastic Tunguska) and Mangaseyan Tunguska (see Mangaseya).
- In literature river Nizhnyaya Tunguska is described in the novel "Sullen river" (Russian: «Угрюм-река») of Vyacheslav Shishkov. This writer of the first half of 20th century had visited the river during expedition in 1911, the name Sullen river was taken from siberian song.
- Existing sources indicate that the annual average discharge of water at mouth of its tributary Severnaya is equal to 300 m³/s. As this river joins Lower Tunguska downstream of hydrological station "Bolshoy Porog" it means that the known average discharge at mouth of Lower Tunguska is significantly underestimated. It must be in range 3,700-3,900 m³/s.
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