Bureya (river)
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). Its name comes from the Evenk word birija, meaning 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 |
| • elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 49.4077°N 129.5328°E |
• 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 |
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