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Position of Borsja ( Борзя ) in the catchment area of the Shilka
The Borsja (Russian Борзя ) is a 304 km long right tributary of the Onon in the Trans-Baikal (Russia, Asia).
Course
The actual Borsja arises in almost 900 meters above sea level near the village of Onon - Borsja on the southern flank of the parallel to Borschtschowotschnygebirge running Kukulbeigebirges from the source streams Sakljutschnaja Borsja from the right and from the left Saretschnaja Borsja. Both are less than 10 kilometers long and spring in the ridges of the mountain train at 1100 to 1200 meters altitude. The Borsja flows mainly in first southwestern directions in a large, partially swampy valley by the relatively dry steppes of Transbaikalia ( Dauriens ). In the lower reaches it turns north and eventually empties into 580 m north of the village of Ust- Borsja in the Onon, one of the headwaters of the Amur. The Borsja 's mouth close to almost 30 meters wide, well one meter deep, and the flow rate is 0.4 m / s
The Borsja has no significant tributaries. On its entire course it flows through the Trans-Baikal region.
Hydrographic
The catchment area of 7080 km ² comprises Borsja. The Borsja freezes between mid-November and early April, partially down to the ground by. In the summer months it comes after heavy rain to flood, in dry years, the river, however, can dry out. The average discharge of 2.8 m³ / s
Infrastructure
The Borsja is not navigable.
The only major town is on the middle reaches of the river, named after the city Borsja. Here the river is crossed by the railway line that runs from the station Karymskaja on the Trans -Siberian Railway across the border in Zabaikalsk in the People's Republic of China ( originally Chinese Eastern Railway and the Trans-Siberian main line ). Also the railway line following A166 trunk road crosses the river at Borsja. Nor do the other -carrying area is relatively well served by roads: in several places the river road bridge is crossed; the regional road R430 Nertschinski Sawod - Borsja - Solowjowsk ( Mongolian border ) follows the upper and middle reaches of the river for long stretches.