Barguzin River
Barguzin (Russian: Баргузи́н; Buryat: Баргажан Bargažan) is a river in Buryatia, Russia 480 km in length flowing into the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest bay of Baikal. Barguzin is the third (by the flow amount) inflow of Baikal, after Selenga and Upper Angara River. Its watershed area is 21,100 km². It is navigable for 204 km upwards from its estuary. Its main tributaries are the Gagra, Argada, Ina, and Ulyun rivers. In 1648 Ivan Galkin founded an ostrog on the Barguzin.
Read more about Barguzin River: Barguzin Valley, Barguzin Wind
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