Belaya (Angara)
Belaya | |
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![]() ![]() 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
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Angara
- Rivers of Irkutsk Oblast
- Rivers of Buryatia
- Buryatia geography stubs
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- Irkutsk Oblast geography stubs
- Russia river stubs