Angara
| Angara | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Regions | Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Baikal |
| • location | Baykal, Irkutsk Oblast |
| • coordinates | 51°52′01″N 104°49′05″E / 51.867°N 104.818°E |
| • elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Mouth | Yenisey |
• location | Lesosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
• coordinates | 58°06′07″N 92°59′28″E / 58.102°N 92.991°E |
• elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Length | 1,849 km (1,149 mi) to 1,779 km (1,105 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,039,000 km2 (401,000 mi2) to 1,056,000 km2 (408,000 mi2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Confluence of the Yenisey (near mouth) |
| • average | 4,530 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s) to 4,980 m3/s (176,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Angara (/ˌæŋɡəˈrɑː, ˌɑːŋ-/; 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.