Amur River

Also known as Heilong Jiang, Heilong River, Amur, Black River, Black Dragon River, Heilongjiang River, Saghalien-Oula, Saghalien Oula

The Amur River () or Heilong River () 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 long, and has a drainage basin of . If including its main stem tributary, the Argun, the Amur is long, making it the world's tenth longest river.

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The Amur River is a major river in Northeast Asia that forms the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China, and it ranks as the world's tenth longest river when measured including its main tributary, the Argun. The river and its vast drainage basin are significant geographic and geopolitical features of the region, shaping the natural boundary between two major countries.

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River.name: Amur
River.name_other: Heilong
River.name_etymology: From Mongolian: ("rest")
River.image: Amur River.JPG
River.image_size: 260px
River.map: Amurrivermap.png
River.map_size: 260px
River.map_caption: Map of the Amur watershed
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 4
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_type5: Cities
River.length: (Amur–Argun–Hailar: 4,444 km)
River.discharge1_location: Near mouth
River.discharge1_avg: (Period: 2002–2020) (Period: 1896–2004)
River.source1: Onon-Shilka
River.source1_location: Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, Khentii Province, Mongolia
River.source2: Argun

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Wikidata facts

Image: Heilongjiang (Amur) shore.jpg
Length: 2824

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Commons category: Amur River
watershed area: 1855000
discharge: 12800
native label: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ

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Name
Course
Tributaries
History and context
Bridges and tunnels
Wildlife
Direction
See also
References
Further reading
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The Amur is an important river for the aquatic fauna of Northeast Asia. The river basin is home to a variety of large predatory fish such as northern snakehead, Amur pike, taimen, Amur catfish, predatory carp and yellowcheek, as well as several species of trout and anadromous salmonids. The largest fish species in the Amur is the kaluga, a sturgeon that is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, attaining a length as great as . The Amur is also home to the northernmost populations of the Amur softshell turtle and Indian lotus.