Selenga

Also known as Selenga River, Selenge

thumb|Bridge over the Selenga River in Ulan-Ude

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The Selenga is a major river in Asia that flows through Mongolia and Russia, with an important bridge crossing it in the city of Ulan-Ude. As a significant waterway in the region, it serves as a crucial natural feature for transportation and local communities along its course.

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Key facts

River.name: Selenga
River.name_other: Selenge
River.image: Selenga2.jpg
River.image_caption: Selenga River in Russia
River.map: Selengerivermap.png
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 5
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Russia, Mongolia
River.discharge1_location: Ust-Kyakhta
River.discharge1_min: February
River.discharge1_max: August
River.source1: Delgermörön
River.source2: Ider
River.source_confluence: Olon Golyn Bilchir
River.source_confluence_location: Khövsgöl, Mongolia
River.mouth: Lake Baikal
River.tributaries_right: Uda

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: river
Country: Russia
Located in: Buryatia
Continent: Asia
Image: Selenga von oben.jpg
Length: 1024

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Commons category: Selenga
mouth of the watercourse: Lake Baikal
watershed area: 447000
category for the water basin: Category:Selenga Basin
lake on watercourse: Lake Baikal
tributary: Ider River
discharge: 935
origin of the watercourse: Delgermörön
described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
native label: Сэлэнгэ мөрөн

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

Name
History
Archaeology
Floods
River course
Climate
Tributaries
Watershed
River modifications
Natural history
Fish
Birds
Other fauna
Water quality
Human use
See also
Notes
References

thumb|Bridge over the Selenga River in Ulan-Ude

The Selenga ( ) or Selenge is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributaries, the Ider and the Delger mörön, it flows for before draining into Lake Baikal. The Selenga therefore makes up the most distant headwaters of the Yenisey-Angara river system.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Selenga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.