Urmi River

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The Urmi River (Russian: Урми) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai of Russia. It is 458 km long, and drains the area of 15,000 km². There are some 1,040 lakes in the Urmi basin; their total surface area is more than 32 km².

The Urmi merges with the Kur River to form the Tunguska, which then falls into the Amur River opposite Khabarovsk.

The Urmi River's source lies on the southern slopes of the Badzhal’skii Range, from where it begins to flow adjacent to the Bureia Range. The river's lower course passes mostly though the Amur Lowland.[1]

The Urmi depends on rain for most of its water. Its mean rate of flow is 170 cu m per sec. With the onset of winter in November, the river freezes.[1]

The river is navigable by small craft. One particular stretch of the river, which is 260 kilometers long, is used to float lumber.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Urmi". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 12 March 2013. 

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