Khudan (river)

Coordinates: 52°07′25″N 109°40′54″E / 52.12361°N 109.68167°E / 52.12361; 109.68167
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Khudan
Khudan (river) is located in Republic of Buryatia
Khudan (river)
Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia
Location
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Physical characteristics
SourceKhudan Range
Selenga Highlands
 • coordinates52°03′54″N 111°41′44″E / 52.06500°N 111.69556°E / 52.06500; 111.69556
 • elevation1,140 m (3,740 ft)
MouthUda
 • coordinates
52°07′25″N 109°40′54″E / 52.12361°N 109.68167°E / 52.12361; 109.68167
 • elevation
649 m (2,129 ft)
Length66 km (41 mi)
Basin size787 km2 (304 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12.7 m3/s (450 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionUdaSelengaLake BaikalAngaraYeniseyKara Sea

The Khudan (Russian: Худан, also: Худун, Кудун, Кодун)[1] is a river in Buryatia, southern East Siberia, Russia. It is 252 kilometres (157 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,820 square kilometres (3,020 sq mi).[2]

Its average flow rate at the mouth is 12.7 m³/s.

Course[edit]

The Khudan is a left tributary of the Uda, of the Selenga basin. The river has its sources in the Khudan Range by the junction with the Tsagan-Khurtei range, 5 km (3.1 mi) to the northwest of 1,554 m (5,098 ft) high Mount Khudan, about 120 km (75 mi) west of Chita. The Khudan flows roughly in a WNW direction and meets the Uda 200 kilometres (120 mi) from its mouth in the Selenga.[3] The river is generally frozen from mid-October or early November until April or May.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 418
  2. ^ "Река Кудун (Худун) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ "N-49 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 September 2021.