Snezhnaya
Appearance
Snezhnaya | |
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![]() View of the river | |
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Khamar-Daban mountains |
• coordinates | 51°04′36″N 103°17′32″E / 51.07667°N 103.29222°E |
Mouth | Lake Baikal |
• coordinates | 51°28′33″N 104°37′28″E / 51.4757°N 104.6245°E |
Length | 173 km (107 mi) |
Basin size | 3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Snezhnaya (Russian: Снежная lit: Snowy) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia.
Course
[edit]It is one of the main rivers that feeds into Lake Baikal. It is named after how most of the water in the river gets into the river: from snowmelt. The river starts in the Khamar-Daban mountains, where snow melting during warm weather (and rainfall) gets into the river and runs 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]
In popular culture
[edit]Snezhnaya is the name of one of the seven nations of Teyvat in the video game Genshin Impact.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Река Снежная (Удулха) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
External links
[edit]Media related to Snezhnaya River at Wikimedia Commons