Gorin

The Gorin (russian: Горин), also known as "Goryun" and "Garin", is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is the 8th longest tributary of the Amur, with a length of and a drainage basin area of .Water of Russia - Горин
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It flows across the Solnechny District, Solnechny and Komsomolsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Komsomolsky districts. Over 80% of the river basin is covered by forests. The Komsomolsk Nature Reserve, a protected area, is in its lower course, in the area of its confluence with the Amur.

Course

The Gorin is a left tributary of the Amur. It has its sources in the northwestern slope of the Dayana Range, part of the Badzhal Range, Badzhal mountain system, about to the west of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. In its upper course the river flows roughly in an ENE direction within a narrow valley and towards its middle reaches the valley expands to a width between and . The lower course is very swampy and the river forms wide meanders. Finally it meets the Amur from its mouth.Google Earth

The main tributaries of the Gorin are the long Khurmuli on the right, and the long Big Elga, the long Khagdu, the long Kharpi, and the long Boktor (Volchor) on the left. There are 879 lakes in the river basin, the largest of which is Evoron. The river freezes between mid-November and the end of April or the beginning of May.

Fauna

The river is an important spawning ground for Pacific salmon, chum salmon and pink salmon. Lenok and Thymallus, grayling are also abundant in its waters.

See also

*List of rivers of Russia

References

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Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai