Gazimur River
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The Gazimur (, also Gasimur or Bolshoy Gazimur) is a river of Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, eastern Russia, a left tributary of the Argun. With a length of and a basin area of , the Gazimur is one of the major East Transbaikalian rivers. It originates in the north-west ridge of Nerchinsk. It flows generally from the south-west to north-east. The banks are typically steep, overgrown with bushes. The Gazimur typically has a shallow, rocky bottom, and clear water. It freezes at the beginning of November and thaws in early May. Gazimursky Zavod is located on the bank of the river.
Key facts
- River.name
- Gazimur
- River.mouth
- Argun
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Russia
- River.subdivision_type2
- Region
- River.subdivision_name2
- Zabaykalsky Krai
- River.length_km
- 592
- River.basin_size_km2
- 12100
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Zabaykalsky Krai
- Continent
- Asia
- Elevation
- 348
- Length
- 592
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Argun River
- watershed area
- 12100
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Gazimur (, also Gasimur or Bolshoy Gazimur) is a river of Zabaykalsky Krai, Siberia, eastern Russia, a left tributary of the Argun. With a length of and a basin area of , the Gazimur is one of the major East Transbaikalian rivers. It originates in the north-west ridge of Nerchinsk. It flows generally from the south-west to north-east. The banks are typically steep, overgrown with bushes. The Gazimur typically has a shallow, rocky bottom, and clear water. It freezes at the beginning of November and thaws in early May. Gazimursky Zavod is located on the bank of the river.
In the early 1720s, the basin was explored for deposits of silver.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gazimur River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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