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Snezhnaya

Coordinates: 51°28′33″N 104°37′28″E / 51.4757°N 104.6245°E / 51.4757; 104.6245
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Snezhnaya
View of the river
Snezhnaya is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Snezhnaya
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceKhamar-Daban mountains
 • coordinates51°04′36″N 103°17′32″E / 51.07667°N 103.29222°E / 51.07667; 103.29222
MouthLake Baikal
 • coordinates
51°28′33″N 104°37′28″E / 51.4757°N 104.6245°E / 51.4757; 104.6245
Length173 km (107 mi)
Basin size3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea

The Snezhnaya (Russian: Снежная lit: Snowy) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia.

Course

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It is one of the main tributaries that feed into Lake Baikal. It is named after the primary source of its water: snowmelt. The river starts in the Khamar-Daban mountains, where melting snow and rainfall during warm weather flow into the river and run down the mountain. It is 173 kilometres (107 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Река Снежная (Удулха) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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