Bikin (river)

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Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Ussuri
• coordinates	46°51′07″N 134°02′12″E / 46.85194°N 134.03667°E / 46.85194; 134.03667Coordinates: 46°51′07″N 134°02′12″E / 46.85194°N 134.03667°E / 46.85194; 134.03667
Length	560 km (350 mi)
Basin size	22,300 km2 (8,600 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Ussuri→ Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

The Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a river in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ussuri, and is 560 kilometres (350 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 22,300 square kilometres (8,600 sq mi).^[1] Its main tributaries are the rivers , , Kontrovod and .

The town Bikin is situated on the river Bikin. In 2015, a significant portion of the Bikin basin was incorporated into the creation of Bikin National Park, one of the major protected areas of the Russian Federation.

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