Sarma (river)
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| Sarma | |
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  Mouth location | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Primorsky Range |
| Mouth | Lake Baikal |
• coordinates | 53°05′50″N 106°50′45″E / 53.09722°N 106.84583°E |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
Basin size | 787 km2 (304 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yenisey→ Kara Sea |
The Sarma (Russian: Сарма) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It runs from the Primorsky Range into the Small Sea Strait of Lake Baikal. It is 66 kilometres (41 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 787 square kilometres (304 sq mi).[1]
The valley and estuary of Sarma is the source of the strongest of Lake Baikal's winds, the Sarma wind. Its speed may exceed 40 metres per second (89 mph).[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Река Сарма in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
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