The Ussuri or Wusuli (russian: Уссури; ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and

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and the southeast region of

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. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the Sino-Russian border (which is based on the Sino-Russian

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of 1860), until it joins the

Amur The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China ( Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long, ...

as a tributary to it near Khabarovsk. It is approximately long. The Ussuri drains the Ussuri basin, which covers . Its waters come from rain (60%), snow (30–35%), and subterranean springs. The average discharge is , and the average elevation is .

Names

The Ussuri has been known by many names. In Manchu, it was called the Usuri Ula or Dobi Bira (River of Foxes) and in Mongolian the Üssüri Müren. ''Ussuri'' is Manchu for ''soot-black river''.

History

* The Ussuri has a reputation for catastrophic

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s. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. The river teems with different kinds of

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: grayling, sturgeon, humpback salmon (''gorbusha''), chum salmon (''keta''), and others. * During

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, the river marked one of the boundaries which Soviet forces crossed into Manchuria in Operation August Storm in 1945. * The Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969 took place at the Soviet

Damansky Island Zhenbao Island () or Damansky Island (russian: о́стров Дама́нский, ''ostrov Damanskiy'') is an island with an area of only . It is on the Ussuri River on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia, and Heilongjiang Province, Chi ...

on the Ussuri River.

Tributaries

Major tributaries of the Ussuri are, from source to mouth: *

Arsenyevka The Arsenyevka (russian: Арсеньевка, formerly ''Daubi-He'' russian: italic=yes, Дауби́хе) is a left tributary of the Ussuri in Anuchinsky and Yakovlevsky Districts of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The length of the river is approxima ...

(left) *

Sungacha The Sungacha or Songacha (russian: Сунгача ''Sungacha'' or Сунгач ''Sungach'', ) is a river marking part of the border between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. It is a left tributary of the Ussuri, and the on ...

(left) * Muling (left) *

Bolshaya Ussurka The Bolshaya Ussurka (russian: Большая Уссурка, literally: "Great Ussuri") is a river in the Russian Far East in Primorsky Krai. It is a right tributary of the Ussuri, which it meets near Dalnerechensk. The area of the Bolshaya Ussur ...

(right) *

Bikin Bikin (russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 19,000 (1967). History It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town s ...

(right) * Naoli (left) * Khor (right)

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External links

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