Bureya (river)

Bureya
Mouth location in Amur Oblast, Russia
Native name	Бурея (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source	Bureya Range
• location	Khabarovsk Krai
• coordinates	51°39′45″N 134°16′54″E / 51.66250°N 134.28167°E / 51.66250; 134.28167
• elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Mouth	Amur
• coordinates	49°24′28″N 129°31′58″E / 49.4077°N 129.5328°E / 49.4077; 129.5328
• elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Length	623 km (387 mi)
Basin size	70,700 km2 (27,300 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth
• average	940 m3/s (33,000 cu ft/s)
• maximum	18,100 m3/s (640,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

The Bureya (Russian: Бурея) is a south-flowing, left tributary of the Amur river in Russia. It is 623 kilometres (387 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 70,700 square kilometres (27,300 sq mi).^[1] Its name comes from the Evenk word birija, meaning river.