Snezhnaya
| Snezhnaya | |
|---|---|
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
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]
In popular culture
Snezhnaya is the name of one of the seven nations of Teyvat in the video game Genshin Impact.
See also
References
- ^ "Река Снежная (Удулха) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
External links
- Media related to Snezhnaya River at Wikimedia Commons