Gazimur River

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Location of Gasimur ( Газимур ) in the catchment area of the Argun

The Gasimur (Russian Газимур ) is a 592 km long left tributary of the Argun in the Trans-Baikal (Russia, Asia).

Course

The Gasimur rises in about 1100 meters above sea level on the north flank of here nearly 1300 m high Nertschagebirges ( Lukowyje Kamni, 1297 m). It first flows in most of the northeastern and northern directions through a wide valley. As of the middle reaches of the river separates the north- westernmost Borschtschowotschnygebirge from southeastern Gasimurgebirge. The valley narrows the lower reaches more and more, and the river takes on mountainous character. He turns to the southeast before emptying into 343 m altitude in the Amur - Argun river source, which forms the border between Russia and the People 's Republic of China here.

The Gasimur has no significant tributaries. In its entire course it flows through the Trans-Baikal region.

Hydrographic

The catchment area of ​​12,100 km ² comprises Gasimur. In estuaries near the river reaches a width of about 60 meters and one to two meters depth; The flow rate is 1.0 m / s

Precipitation Depending leads the Gasimur in the summer months often strong flood.

Infrastructure and economy

The Gasimur is not navigable.

In the area of the upper and middle reaches of the Gasimur there are a number of places, and it is relatively well served by partially paved roads. The largest towns are the Rajonverwaltungszentren Alexandrovski Sawod and Gasimurski Zavod. By Alexandrovski Sawod the regional road R430 from Nertschinski Sawod about Borsja leads to Solowjowsk on the border with Mongolia, by Gasimurski Sawod the R429 from Sretensk after Nertschinski Zavod.

The lower than 250 km of the river course are practically uninhabited; here, the infrastructure limited to unpaved roadways.

Norilsk Nickel plans jointly with the Russian State Railway to build a 375 km long railway line, branching off from the south running line to Krasnokamensk should lead to the valley of the middle Gasimur to the local molybdenum, antimony, copper, gold and other to develop mineral deposits. The project should be completed by the end of 2009.