The Kalar (russian: Калар), known as the Levoy Chinoy in its upper section, is a river in

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...

, southern East Siberia,

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. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The area through which the river flows is mountainous in most of its length with frequent

rapids Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a ''cascade' ...

in the riverbed. Google Earth The waters are rich in fish, including grayling,

lenok Lenoks, otherwise known as Asiatic trout or Manchurian trout,James Card: Fly fishing in South Korea.' Retrieved 22 June 2015. are salmonid fish of the genus ''Brachymystax'', native to rivers and lakes in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, wider Siberia (incl ...

taimen Siberian taimen (''Hucho taimen''), also known as the common taimen (russian: Обыкнове́нный тайме́нь, Obyknovénnyĭ taĭménʹ), Siberian giant trout or Siberian salmon, is a species of salmon-like ray-finned fish from the ...

and whitefish, among other species. In the International scale of river difficulty the Kalar is a Class III - IV destination for

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and

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. The Kalar has lent its name to a number of other geographic features, including the

Kalar Range The Kalar Range (russian: Каларский хребет, translit=Kalarskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Zabaykalsky Krai and the NW end of Amur Oblast, Russian Federation. The highest point of the range is high Skalisty Golets. Google Ea ...

, the local

Kalar District Kalar District ( ku, قەزای کەلار, Qezay Kelar) is a district of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate Sulaymaniyah Governorate ( ku, پارێزگای سلێمانی, Parêzgeha Silêmaniyê, ar, محافظة السليمانية) or Sulaymani ...

, as well as Sredny Kalar (Middle Kalar) village by its right bank from its mouth.

Course

The Kalar is a right tributary of the

Vitim Vitim (russian: Витим) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities *Vitim, Sakha Republic, an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lensky District of the Sakha Republic * Vitim, Republic of Buryatia, a ...

. Its sources are between the Udokan Range and the

subranges of the

Stanovoy Highlands The Stanovoy Highlands ( rus, Станово́е наго́рье) or Stanovoy Uplands is a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia. Geography The Stanovoy Highlands are a mountainous area between the Patom Highlands to the n ...

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/ref> In its upper course it cuts eastwards across the Kalar Range in a wide arc as the Levoy Chinoy. The river flows at the foot of

Skalisty Golets Skalisty Golets (russian: Скалистый голец) is the highest peak in the Kalar Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia. The Skalisty Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak. Administratively it is located in the Zab ...

, the highest peak of the Kalar Range. Then it turns and flows roughly southwestwards as the Kalar. The Kalar range rises above the northern banks of the river and the

Yankan Range Yankan (russian: Янкан) is a rural locality (a selo) in Solovyovsky Selsoviet of Tyndinsky District, Amur Oblast, Russia. The population was 53 as of 2018. There is 1 street. Geography Yankan is located 140 km south of Tynda Tynda (russia ...

above the southern, separating it from the course of the

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to the south. Finally, at the border with Buryatia the Kalar meets the Vitim from its mouth in the

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/ Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. The longest tributaries of the Kalar are the long Katugin and the long Chukchudu from the right, and the long Dzhemku, the long Lucha and the long Chitkanda from the left. The river is frozen between mid October and mid May. About 20% of the basin area is covered by forests.

References

External links

* Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai Stanovoy Highlands {{Russia-river-stub