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Uda River (Buryatia)
The Uda ( ; ) is a river in the Republic of Buryatia, Buryat Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Selenga, which it meets near the city Ulan-Ude. Its length is , and it has a drainage basin of . The Uda basin lies in the Tuguro-Chumikansky District, Tuguro-Chumikanskiy region. The word ''Uda'' is derived from the Yakut word ''ud'', meaning "milk". The name was conferred on the river owing to a nearby milk-colored lake. Fish The Uda is a prime habitat for the Pink salmon, pink, Chum salmon, chum, Sockeye salmon, red, and coho salmons. Other fish species found in the Uda include the Hucho taimen, Siberian taimen, two forms of lenok, and Amur grayling. The river is especially important as it remains one of the last strongholds of taimen, which have dwindled in other Siberian rivers. Taimens grow to huge sizes here; specimens weighing have been caught here. See also *Selenga Highlands *List of rivers of Russia References Rivers of Buryatia {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
