The Ingoda (; , ''Ingedei''; , ''Angida'') is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. Its administrative center is Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, the population was ...
of
Russia
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. The river is long and the area of its
basin is .
Geography
In its upper course it flows at the feet of the
Khentei Range.
Together with the
Onon
Onon may refer to:
* Onon (river), river in Mongolia and Russia
* Onon, Khentii, town in the Khentii Province of Mongolia
* Onon (crater)
Onon may refer to:
* Onon (river)
The Onon is a river in Mongolia and Russia. It is long, and has a d ...
, it forms the
Shilka. The Ingoda freezes in early November and stays frozen until late April. The city of
Chita lies at the confluence of the Ingoda and the
Chitinka
The Chitinka (, also Чита ''Chita'') is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Ingoda (in Amur's drainage basin). It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The river has its sources in the Yablonovy Mountains, ...
. A major portion of the
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway, historically known as the Great Siberian Route and often shortened to Transsib, is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway ...
lies along the Ingoda valley. The name derives from the
Evenki word ''ingakta'' which means "river with pebbly and sandy banks".
[E.M. Pospelov, ''Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira'' (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 169.] Lake
Kenon, located in the western outskirts of Chita, is part of the Ingoda river basin.
[Энциклопедия Забайкалья - Кенон, озеро]
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See also
* Chersky Range (Transbaikalia)
References
Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai
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