The Amgun (Russian: Амгу́нь) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the river Amur from the left, 146 km upstream from its outflow into sea. The length of the river is 723 kilometres (449 mi). The area of its basin is 55,500 square kilometres (21,400 sq mi).[1] The Amgun is formed by the confluence of the Ayakit and Suluk. Its main tributary is the Nimelen.[2] The Amgun teems with fish, such as Siberian salmon, humpback salmon, sturgeon, and carp. The Baikal Amur Mainline railway enters the Amgun valley from the Dusse-Alin Tunnel and follows the river 180 kilometres (110 mi) northeast to Beryozovy where it turns southeast to Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Amgun
Amgun is located in Khabarovsk Krai
Amgun
Mouth location in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Native nameАмгунь (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhabarovsk Krai
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence Ayakit and Suluk
MouthAmur
 • coordinates
52°56′45″N 139°41′37″E / 52.94583°N 139.69361°E / 52.94583; 139.69361
Length723 km (449 mi)
Basin size55,500 km2 (21,400 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationconfluence with Amur
 • average600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge 
 • locationGuta
 • average489 m3/s (17,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAmurSea of Okhotsk

The Amgun was known as Xinggun River (興衮河) in Chinese. At its mouth is the village of Tyr which was a Chinese fort during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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References

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  1. ^ "Река АМГУНЬ in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ Амгунь, Great Soviet Encyclopedia