Barguzin (river)

Barguzin
The Barguzin at Lake Baikal
Map
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthLake Baikal
 • coordinates
53°25′30″N 108°59′49″E / 53.425°N 108.997°E / 53.425; 108.997
Length480 km (300 mi)
Basin size21,100 km2 (8,100 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea
Yenisey basin including Lake Baikal and the river Barguzin

The Barguzin (Russian: Баргузи́н; Buryat: Баргажан, romanized: Bargajan) is a river in Buryatia, Russia, 480 km (300 mi) long, flowing into the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest bay of Baikal. Barguzin is the third (by the flow amount) inflow of Baikal, after the rivers Selenga and Upper Angara. Its watershed area is 21,100 km2 (8,100 sq mi).[1] It is navigable for 204 km (127 mi) upwards from its estuary. Its main tributaries are the Gagra, Argada and Ina from the left, and the Ulyun from the right.[2] In 1648, Ivan Galkin founded an ostrog on the Barguzin.

  1. ^ "Река БАРГУЗИН in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Баргузин (река в Бурят. АССР), Great Soviet Encyclopedia