The Bolshaya Ussurka (russian: Большая Уссурка, literally: "Great Ussuri") is a river in the
Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...
in
Primorsky Krai
Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of t ...
. It is a right tributary of the
Ussuri
The Ussuri or Wusuli (russian: Уссури; ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the ...
, which it meets near
Dalnerechensk
Dalnerechensk (russian: Дальнере́ченск) is a town in Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population:
It was previously known as ''Iman'' (until 1972).
Names
It was originally known as Iman (russian: Има́н; ), but its Russian name was c ...
.
The area of the Bolshaya Ussurka
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is approximately . It is long.
The major tributaries of the Bolshaya Ussurka are the rivers
Malinovka,
Marevka,
Naumovka and
Armu.
References
Rivers of Primorsky Krai
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