Khudan (river) explained

Khudan
Source1:Khudan Range
Selenga Highlands
Source1 Elevation:1140m (3,740feet)
Source1 Coordinates:52.065°N 111.6956°W
Mouth:Uda
Mouth Elevation:649m (2,129feet)
Mouth Coordinates:52.1236°N 109.6817°W
Progression:Uda
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Subdivision Type2:Federal subject
Subdivision Name2:Buryatia
Length:66km (41miles)
Discharge1 Avg:12.7m3/s
Basin Size:787km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Buryatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia

The Khudan (Russian: Худан, also: Худун, Кудун, Кодун)[1] is a river in Buryatia, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

Its average flow rate at the mouth is 12.7 m³/s.

Course

The Khudan is a left tributary of the Uda, of the Selenga basin. The river has its sources in the Khudan Range by the junction with the Tsagan-Khurtei range, 5km (03miles) to the northwest of 1554m (5,098feet) high Mount Khudan, about 120km (80miles) west of Chita. The Khudan flows roughly in a WNW direction and meets the Uda 200km (100miles) from its mouth in the Selenga.[2] The river is generally frozen from mid-October or early November until April or May.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://rosreestr.ru/upload/Doc/21-upr/237%20%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%A1%D0%9D%D0%93.pdf Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ
  2. Web site: N-49 Chart (in Russian). 30 September 2021.