Snezhnaya
View of the river
Snezhnaya is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Snezhnaya
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
SourceKhamar-Daban mountains
  coordinates51°04′36″N 103°17′32″E / 51.07667°N 103.29222°E / 51.07667; 103.29222
MouthLake Baikal
  coordinates
51°28′33″N 104°37′28″E / 51.4757°N 104.6245°E / 51.4757; 104.6245
Length173 km (107 mi)
Basin size3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea

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 173 kilometres (107 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).[1]

See also

References

  1. "Река Снежная (Удулха) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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