Snezhnaya Explained

Snezhnaya
Source1:Khamar-Daban mountains
Source1 Coordinates:51.0767°N 103.2922°W
Mouth:Lake Baikal
Mouth Coordinates:51.4757°N 104.6245°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:173km (107miles)
Basin Size:3020km2
Pushpin Map:Russia Irkutsk Oblast
Pushpin Map Caption:Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

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

Course

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 long, and has a drainage basin of .

In popular culture

Snezhnaya is the name of one of the seven nations of Teyvat in the video game Genshin Impact.

See also