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]

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

Course

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The Churo is a right tributary of the Upper Angara River.[4] Its sources are in an unnamed alpine lake of the western area of the Delyun-Uran Range. In its upper course it flows first southwestwards then westwards across a swampy valley. After bending southwards, its course marks the eastern limit of the Upper Angara Range.[5] Finally, after meandering in a floodplain with lakes, it meets the Upper Angara 270 kilometres (170 mi) from its mouth in Lake Baikal.

The main tributaries of the Churo are the Avaikan, Uklon, Uanymi and Churokan. The river is frozen between October and May.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Река Чуро in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Google Earth
  3. ^ БАМ. 02. Северобайкальск – Таксимо – Тында (1285 км)
  4. ^ Верхняя Ангара - Water of Russia
  5. ^ "Topographic Map of the USSR O-49G".