Uda (Selenga)

Uda
The Uda river near Ulan-Ude
The Uda as an east tributary of the Selenga
Native name
Location
CountryRussia
RegionBuryatia
DistrictsYeravninsky DistrictKhorinsky DistrictZaigrayevsky DistrictUlan-Ude
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVitim Plateau
 • coordinates52°33′03″N 112°11′37″E / 52.55083°N 112.19361°E / 52.55083; 112.19361
MouthSelenga
 • coordinates
51°49′57″N 107°34′16″E / 51.83250°N 107.57111°E / 51.83250; 107.57111
Length467 km (290 mi)
Basin size34,800 km2 (13,400 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average69.8 m3/s (2,460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSelengaLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftKhudan
Bridge across the river Uda in the city of Ulan-Ude

The Uda (Russian: Уда́ [ʊˈda]; Buryat: Үдэ гол, romanized: Üde gol) is a river in the Buryat Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Selenga, which it meets near the city Ulan-Ude. Its length is 467 kilometers (290 mi), and it has a drainage basin of 34,800 square kilometres (13,400 sq mi).[1]

The Uda basin lies in the Tuguro-Chumikanskiy region. The word Uda is derived from the Yakut word ud, meaning "milk". The name was conferred on the river owing to a nearby milk-colored lake.[2]

  1. ^ "Река УДА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Uda River". Wild Salmon Center. Retrieved 15 February 2013.