Churo

Churo
Churo is located in Republic of Buryatia
Churo
Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia
Native nameЧуро (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Angara Range
MouthUpper Angara
 • coordinates
56°18′58″N 112°13′59.02″E / 56.31611°N 112.2330611°E / 56.31611; 112.2330611
 • elevation
528 m (1,732 ft)
Length124 km (77 mi)
Basin size1,990 km2 (770 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionUpper AngaraLake Baikal

The Churo (Russian: Чуро) is a river in Buryatia, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is a tributary of the Upper Angara river of the Angara - Baikal basin. The river is 209 kilometres (130 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,460 square kilometres (3,650 sq mi). There are no settlements by the river.[1][2]

The Baikal–Amur Mainline runs near the confluence of the Churo and the Upper Angara.[3]

  1. ^ "Река Чуро in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ БАМ. 02. Северобайкальск – Таксимо – Тында (1285 км)