The Bureya () is a south-flowing, left tributary of the

Amur river The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur ''proper'' is ...

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. It is long, and has a

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of . Its name comes from the Evenk word ''birija'', meaning river.

Course

The Bureya is formed from the junction of the Pravaya (right) Bureya and the Levaya (left) Bureya.

Geography

Its basin is bounded in the west by the Turan Range and the river Zeya, to the south by the

Amur The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer Manchuria, Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur ...

, to the east by the Bureya Range, the rivers Urmi and

Amgun The Amgun () is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the river Amur from the left, 146 km upstream from its outflow into sea. The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin, basin is . The Amgun is f ...

, and to the north by the Ezop Range and several rivers that flow northeastwards into the

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. There are no cities on the river, the largest settlements on the river are Novy Urgal on the

Baikal Amur Mainline Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia between the Federal subjects of Russia, federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblasts of Russia, Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...

and, Novobureysky and Bureya, both on the

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. The Tyrma is a left tributary that crosses the railway south from Novy Urgal at the town of Tyrma. The Chegdomyn coal fields are north of Novy Urgal. The Bureya hydro power plant holds back middle stream of the river and mitigates extremal surge events during summer rainy seasons. The counter-regulating Nizhne-Bureiskaya HPP was built in 2017 and is located downstream of the Bureiskaya HPP. M58 highway (Russia) crosses it on a bridge.

Landslide in December 2018

The river was blocked by a landslide in December 2018 on a width of about 600 to 800 meters and a height of 80 to 160 meters.Russian Army preparing to blow up 'mountain' blocking Siberian river.
/ref> Initial reports have speculated that the landslide was caused by a meteor impact.A large hill crashes into the Bureya River caused by 'a meteorite'
/ref> Meanwhile, however, an earthquake is considered as the most likely cause for the landslide. The blockade of the river might be removed by explosions or air raids of the Russian army. This, however, involves the risk of a torrent.

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Бурея (река)

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''Бурея'' в «Словаре современных географических названий»
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Course

Geography

Landslide in December 2018

See also

References

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