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Irkut
Sign in to saveriver in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Mouth
- Angara
- Length
- 488 km (303 mi)
- Basin size
- 15,000 km (5,800 sq mi)
- Progression
- Angara → Yenisey → Kara Sea
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Continent
- Asia
- Image
- Река Иркут в районе Шаманского утёса. Вид с левого берега.jpg
- Length
- 488
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- origin of the watercourse
- Sayan Mountains
- Commons category
- Irkut River
- mouth of the watercourse
- Angara
- watershed area
- 15000
- discharge
- 140
- basin country
- Russia
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
The Irkut (Russian: Ирку́т; Buryat and Mongolian: Эрхүү гол, Erhüü gol) is a river in the Buryat Republic and Irkutsk Oblast of Russia. It is a left tributary of the Angara. It flows out of lake Ilchir which is situated 50 km away from the highest peak of the Eastern Sayan Mountains, Munku-Sardyk. The length of the river is 488 kilometers (303 mi). The area of its basin is 15,000 square kilometers (5,800 sq mi). The Irkut freezes up in late October or mid-November and stays icebound until late April or early May. The city of Irkutsk is located at the mouth of the Irkut on the Angara.
Irkut near the village of Zaktuy in the Tunkinsky National Park
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Irkut” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.