Argun River (Asia)

Location of Argun in the catchment area of the Amur

Catchment area of ​​the Argun ( Аргунь ) with tributaries

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The Argun and Ergun ( Buryat for " wide river "; Russian Аргунь / Argun; Chinese额尔古纳河/额尔古纳河, Pinyin E'erguna He) is about 1620 km long right, ie southern source of the river Amur ( Heilong Jiang) in Northeast China ( Asia).

River

It rises in the Great Hinggan Mountains. From there it flows as Hailar Argun ( Hailar He) first over Yakeshi and Hailar (today district of Hulun Buir of Hailar ) to the west, and fed back to 944 km in length along the Sino- Russian border to the northeast. Finally, it unites with the west Mohe Shilka the Amur ( Heilong Jiang).

Kerulen - Argun - Amur

Approximately 150 km west of the city lying on the Argun Hailar is the Hulun Lake Only, which actually has no contact with the river Argun. In particularly rainy years, it happens that this lake, which is normally no outlet, overflows at its northern shore to open about 30 km in the Argun. This gives the opening into this lake Kerulen connect to Argun, the 944 km long, is the Sino- Russian border from there on in its lower reaches, and then forms the Amur, so in fact the 5052 km long river Kerulen - Argun - Amur arises.