Amgun

Amgun
Mouth location in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Native name	Амгунь (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Khabarovsk Krai
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence Ayakit and Suluk
Mouth	Amur
• coordinates	52°56′45″N 139°41′37″E
Length	723 km (449 mi)
Basin size	55,500 km2 (21,400 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	confluence with Amur
• average	600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Guta
• average	489 m3/s (17,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

The Amgun (Russian: Амгу́нь) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the river Amur from the left 146 kilometres (91 mi) 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 mi²). The Amgun is formed by the confluence of the Ayakit and Suluk. Its main tributary is the Nimelen. The Amgun teems with fish, such as Hucho taimen, 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.

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.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia