The Chebdar is a river in
Altai Republic in
Russia
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. It is long, and its
drainage basin
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covers .
The Chebdar is the only significant and paddleable tributary of the
Bashkaus, coming in from the left where the Lower Gorge of the Bashkaus ends, not far from
Chulyshman confluence.
The river starts on the plateau west to the lower Bashkaus valley and for the first it is a small stream flowing north. At the point where Chebdar valley swings east (towards Bashkaus), three large tributaries, each nearly the size of the main river, come in and make it paddleable. The last of these,
Synyrlu, has a trail along coming down to the confluence and this was reported as the optimal put-in.
After the Synyrlu confluence, the Chebdar flows in a narrow long gorge that cuts through all the way to Bashkaus. This section was reported as quite similar to the Lower Gorge of the Bashkaus, but narrower, tougher, steeper and with less water. Both banks are generally not passable, and there is significant rock fall danger especially during rainy weather.
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Kayaking in Russia
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