Shilka (river) explained

Shilka

Map:

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Mouth:

Amur

Mouth Coordinates:

53.3328°N 121.4803°W

Subdivision Type1:

Country

Length:

560km (350miles)

Discharge1 Avg:

440m3/s

Basin Size:

206000km2

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The Shilka (; Evenki: Силькари, Sil'kari; Buriat: Шилкэ, Shilke; Mongolian: Шилка, Shilka; Chinese: 石勒喀) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, (Dauria) south-eastern Russia. It has a length of 560km (350miles), and has a drainage basin of .^[1]

The name derives from Evenki shilki 'narrow valley.'^[2]

Course

It originates as the confluence of the rivers Onon and Ingoda. Its confluence with the Argun on the Russia-China border gives rise to the Amur. The river is navigable for its entire length. The town Sretensk lies on the Shilka.^[1]

Tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Shilka are, from source to mouth:

Onon (right)
Ingoda (left)
Nercha (left)
Kuenga (left)
Chacha (left)
Kara (left)
Chyornaya (left)

Notes and References

http://bse.sci-lib.com/article123839.html Шилка (река)
E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 473.

Shilka (river) explained

Course

Tributaries

See also

Notes and References