Chita River

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The Chita (Russian Чита, also Читинка / Chi Tinka ) is a 210 km long left tributary of the Ingoda in Transbaikalia (Russia, Asia).

Course

The Chita rises approximately 1240 m altitude at up to 1400 m high Tschingikankamm that connects the main ridges of Jablonowygebirge in the northwest and Tscherskigebirge in the southeast. The river flows through its entire length, the most wide valley between the two mountain ranges in the south-west directions.

The river flows through the Capital Region and Chita opens at the southeastern edge of town, 638 m altitude in the Ingoda, just before the start of their Durchbruchstals by the main ridge of the Tscherskigebirges. The Ingoda is the source of the Shilka River, which in turn is one of the components of the Amur.

The Chita has no significant tributaries. Throughout their history the Chita flowing through the Trans-Baikal region.

Hydrographic

The catchment area of ​​4200 km ² includes Chita. In estuaries near the river reaches a width of almost 50 meters at about one meter depth.

The Chita freezes from late October / early November to late April, where it freezes through to the bottom. The average annual river discharge at the mouth is 0.3 km ³ (corresponds to 9.5 m³ / s).

Infrastructure

The Chita is not navigable.

The through by the Chita in the headwaters area is sparsely populated, while there are a number of villages from the middle reaches, which are accessible from the city of Chita from a paved road.

About three kilometers from its mouth, the river is crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway in the vicinity is the main passenger station in the city, Chita -II ( 6198 km distance ). From the railway from the river mouth can be seen.