Belaya (Angara)

Belaya
Belaya
	Location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Angara
• location	Bratsk Reservoir
• coordinates	52°55′01″N 103°39′26″E / 52.9169°N 103.6572°ECoordinates: 52°55′01″N 103°39′26″E / 52.9169°N 103.6572°E
Length	359 km (223 mi)
Basin size	18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Belaya (Russian: Бе́лая,^[1] also Большая Белая - Bolshaya Belaya;^[2] Buryat: Ехэ Бүлэн, Exe Bülen) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia in Russia, a left tributary of the Angara, which flows into the Bratsk Reservoir. Its length is 359 kilometres (223 mi). The area of its basin is 18,000 square kilometres (6,900 sq mi).^[2] Principal tributaries are the Urik and the . The Belaya freezes up in October or November and stays under ice until April or May. There are nephrite and graphite deposits in the Belaya basin.

References[]

^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 42
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Река Белая (Большая Белая) in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)

Географические названия Восточной Сибири at nature.baikal.ru

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[1] Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 42

[gvr-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Река Белая (Большая Белая) in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)

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