| Razdolnaya or Suifen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Confluence of Xiaosuifen and Dasuifen Rivers |
| Mouth | Amur Bay, Sea of Japan |
| Basin countries | People's Republic of China, Russia |
| Length | 242 km |
| Source elevation | 880 |
| Mouth elevation | 0 |
| Avg. discharge | 81,3 m3/s (near mouth) |
| Basin area | 16,830 km² |
Razdolnaya (Russian: Раздольная) or Suifen (simplified Chinese: 绥芬河; traditional Chinese: 綏芬河; pinyin: Suífēn Hé) is a river in People's Republic of China and Russia. Suifen is the Manchu word for awl, referring to the shape of a species of Oncomelania snail.[1]
The source of the Razdolnaya River is the confluence of the Xiaosuifen River and the Dasuifen River in Heilongjiang.
Suifenhe City was named after the Chinese name of river. After it Razdolnaya River flows into Amur Bay through Khanka Lowlands.
The length of the river is 242 km (in Russia - 191 km), the basin area is 16,830 km².[2]
The major tributaries of the river are the Granitnaya River (99 km), the Borisovka River (86 km) and the Rakovka River (76 km).[3] Ussuriysk was founded in 1866 at the junction of the Razdolnaya and Rakovka Rivers.
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