Angara
Angara is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 58.41°, 97.77°
About Angara
The Angara (; Russian: Ангара [ənɡɐˈra]) or Angar (Russian Buryat: Ангар [ˈaɴɢɐr] мүрэн) is a major river in Siberia, which traces a course through Russia's Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai. It drains out of Lake Baikal and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisey. It is 1,849 kilometres (1,149 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 1,039,000 square kilometres (401,000 sq mi). It was formerly known as the Lower or Nizhnyaya Angara (distinguishing it from the Upper Angara). Below its junction with the Ilim, it was formerly known as the Upper Tunguska (Russian: Верхняя Тунгуска, Verhnyaya Tunguska, distinguishing it from the Lower Tunguska) and, with the names reversed, as the Lower Tunguska.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Angara (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Angara in Depth
Course
Leaving Lake Baikal near the settlement of Listvyanka, the Angara flows north past the Irkutsk Oblast cities of Irkutsk, Angarsk, Bratsk, and Ust-Ilimsk. It then crosses the Angara Range and turns west, entering Krasnoyarsk Krai, and joining the Yenisey near Strelka, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Lesosibirsk.
The reservoirs for these dams flooded a number of villages along the Angara and its tributaries (including the historic fort of Ilimsk on the Ilim), as well as agricultural areas in the river valley.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Angara (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Angara: Key Facts
| Length | 1,779 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 4,518 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 1,039,000 km² |
| Source | Lake Baikal |
| Mouth | Yenisei |
| Drainage system | Yenisey basin |
| Tributaries | Irkut, Kitoy River, Belaya, Oka, Iya, River Kova, Mura River, Taseyeva River |
Facts from Wikidata Q162737 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Angara: Quick Answers
- Where is Angara?
- Angara is located in Russia, at 58.4071° N, 97.7696° E.
- Are there dams on the Angara?
- No dam on the Angara is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.