The Bikin (russian: Бики́н) is a river in Primorsky and

Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai ( rus, Хабаровский край, r=Khabarovsky kray, p=xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Russian Far East and is a part of the Far Eastern Federal District ...

s in

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. It is a right tributary of the

Ussuri The Ussuri or Wusuli (russian: Уссури; ) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the Si ...

, and is long, with a

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...

of . Its main tributaries are the rivers Alchan, Klyuchevaya,

Kontrovod The Kontrovod (russian: Контровод) is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is long. It rises in the Strelnikov Range of Sikhote-Alin. The Kontrovod is a left tributary of the Bikin. Luchegorsk was founded on the banks of the river. The ...

and Zeva. The town

Bikin Bikin (russian: Бики́н) is a town in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the river Bikin (a tributary of the Ussuri) southwest of Khabarovsk. Population: 19,000 (1967). History It was founded in 1885 as Bikinskaya and was granted town s ...

is situated on the river Bikin. In 2015, a significant portion of the Bikin basin was incorporated into the creation of

Bikin National Park Bikin National Park (russian: Национальный парк «Бикин») was created on November 3, 2015 to protect the largest remaining old-growth mixed forest in the Northern Hemisphere, as well as the territory of 10% of all Amur tigers ...

, one of the major protected areas of the Russian Federation.

References

Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai Rivers of Primorsky Krai World Heritage Tentative List {{Russia-river-stub