Angara River
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| Origin | Lake Baikal |
| Mouth | Yenisei River |
| Basin countries | Russia, Mongolia |
| Length | 1,840 km (1,150 mi) |
| Source elevation | 456 m |
| Avg. discharge | 120 km³/year |
The Angara River (Russian: Ангара́) is a 1840 km (1150 miles) long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is a headwater of the Yenisei River.[1]
[edit] Hydroelectrity
The river has a large hydroelectric capability and is one of the world's greatest sources of hydroelectric power. There is a cascade of four hydroelectric dams (listed in orographic sequence): Irkutskaya, Bratskaya, Ust-Ilimskaya, and Boguchanskaya (the construction of the latter one is in progress).
The Bratskaya power plant is one of the largest in the world (ca. 4,500 MW), and the corresponding Bratsk Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in the world. It's dam is 160 meters high. The Irkutskaya power plant has a power of 660 MW.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Angara River. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved on October 26, 2006.
- ^ Kodar. Retrieved on October 26, 2006.
