Snezhnaya
View of the river
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source	Khamar-Daban mountains
• coordinates	51°04′36″N 103°17′32″E / 51.07667°N 103.29222°E / 51.07667; 103.29222
Mouth	Lake Baikal
• coordinates	51°28′33″N 104°37′28″E / 51.4757°N 104.6245°E / 51.4757; 104.6245
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Basin size	3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Snezhnaya (Russian: Снежная lit: Snowy) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia.

Course

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 (and rainfall) gets into the river and runs down the mountain. It is 173 kilometres (107 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).^[1]

In popular culture

Snezhnaya is the name of one of the seven nations of Teyvat in the video game Genshin Impact.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia

References

External links

• Media related to Snezhnaya River at Wikimedia Commons

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