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The Snezhnaya is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia. It is one of the main rivers that feeds into Lake Baikal. It is named after how most of the water in the river gets into the river: from snowmelt. The river starts in the Khamar-Daban mountains, where snow melting during warm weather gets into the river and runs down the mountain. It is 173 kilo…
The Snezhnaya is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia. It is one of the main rivers that feeds into Lake Baikal. It is named after how most of the water in the river gets into the river: from snowmelt. The river starts in the Khamar-Daban mountains, where snow melting during warm weather gets into the river and runs down the mountain. It is 173 kilometres long, and has a drainage basin of 3,020 square kilometres.
  • Country: Russia
  • Source: Khamar-Daban mountains
  • Mouth: Lake Baikal
  • Length: 173 km (107 mi)
  • Basin size: 3,020 km² (1,170 sq mi)
  • Progression: Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea
Data from: en.wikipedia.org