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river in Buryatia, Russia

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Country
Russia
Mouth
Lake Baikal
Length
480 km (300 mi)
Basin size
21,100 km (8,100 sq mi)
Progression
‹See Tfd› Lake Baikal → ‹See Tfd› Angara → ‹See Tfd› Yenisey → Kara Sea

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Elevation
449
Image
Bargusinmuendung ustbargusin.jpg
Length
480
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Commons category
Barguzin River
watershed area
21100
discharge
130
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Yenisey basin including Lake Baikal and the river Barguzin The Barguzin (Russian: Баргузи́н; Buryat: Баргажан, romanized: Bargajan) is a river in Buryatia, Russia, 480 km (300 mi) long, flowing into the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest bay of Baikal. Barguzin is the third (by the flow amount) inflow of Baikal, after the rivers Selenga and Upper Angara. Its watershed area is 21,100 km (8,100 mi). It is navigable for 204 km (127 mi) upwards from its estuary. Its main tributaries are the Gagra, Argada and Ina from the left, and the Ulyun from the right. In 1648, Ivan Galkin founded an ostrog on the Barguzin.

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