Eurasia is rich in beautiful water streams that fascinate every person. One of them is formed by connecting Shilka and Argun. The regime of the Amur River, (as its name sounds) is unique. The reservoir flows through the picturesque places of Russia, capturing the border of the Federation with China. The length is 2824 km. The mouth is the Sea of Okhotsk, namely the Tatar Strait. According to an ancient legend, the stream is called the “Black Dragon”, which defeated evil. The Amur River basin immediately covers three countries such as Russia, China and Mongolia.
Geography
The watercourse is located between different geographical zones: forest, steppe, semi-desert and forest-steppe. In some parts of the river, rainfall reaches 750 milliliters.
The water stream flows in two Russian zones: Siberian and Far Eastern. In addition, Amur - a river, the characteristic of which is very entertaining, is divided into three regions with the help of the Russian locality:
- From the source to Blagoveshchensk - the upper stream.
- From Blagoveshchensk to Khabarovsk - the average flow.
- From Khabarovsk to the mouth there is a lower stream.
Hydrology
The river basin occupies more than 1 thousand km 2 , which makes it the fourth in the rating for the Russian Federation and the ninth in the world.
The flow rate in the upper section of the water flow is 5 km / h, in the lower - 4 km / h, on average - 5 km / h.
The hydrological regime of this watercourse is characterized in that strong fluctuations in the water level in the river often occur. This pattern is due to constant monsoon rains.
As a rule, relative to the low water level, they rise to 8, and sometimes up to 15 meters. With heavy rainfall, the Amur River (its characteristic includes a detailed description of hydrology) spills almost 30 km. The flood can last about 100 days. At the moment, thanks to the waterworks, spills and changes in the water level are minimal, but the danger of severe flooding does not disappear.
Flow
The course of the Amur River is divided into three zones. The lower part extends to a distance of 950 km. Here, a water stream crosses the Lower Amur Lowland, several small lakes and elders. The watercourse merges with its mouth thanks to the Amur estuary. After connecting with Ussuri, a large tributary of the Amur River, the stream becomes full-flowing.
The area of the middle section is 1000 km. Here the river valley is especially wide, the banks are often swampy. Merging with Small Khingan, the river narrows, and the flow rate increases.
The upper zone of the Amur is more severe than the rest. The river here acquires a mountainous character, its length is 900 km, and the flow rises to 7 m / s. Crossing Nyukzha, as well as Bolshoi Khingar, a water stream flows through mountains, rocks and other no less picturesque places. Closer to settlements, it calms down and slows down.
These three sections are completely different from each other, but they all belong to such a stream as Cupid. A river whose characteristic shows how capricious it is is both dangerous and beautiful.
Pool - Sea of Okhotsk
Cupid enters the basin of the Sea of Okhotsk. It, in turn, refers to the Pacific Ocean, from which it is separated thanks to the Kuril Islands, Kamchatka and the small island of Hokkaido. That is, from this it becomes clear that the sea washes the Russian Federation and Japan. Its total area is 1600 thousand km 2 . The depth in some areas reaches 1700 m, there are also areas where it reaches a maximum mark of 4 thousand meters. In the western part there are flat areas. In the center there are small hollows. East is rich in hollows.
Amur is a river whose characteristic is closely connected with the Sea of Okhotsk. It is from him that fish immigrate, dirty water and more flow. It also produces hydrocarbon raw materials. The coast everywhere has a rugged look. A large period of time the northern part of the sea is covered with ice, usually from October to May or June. The southern part is not exposed to glaciation. In the east is the largest bay. Below you can find small tributaries. In some parts, the coast is indented to the extent that lips, bays, and small seas are often formed. In addition to the Amur, Okhota and Kuhtuy flow here. There are several ports on the Sea of Okhotsk.
One hundred and thirty species of marine animals lives in a water stream called Cupid. The river (the characteristic of its flora and fauna is amazing) is rich in commercial fish. Here there are cupids, silver carp, kaluga, upper-eyed and others. The length of sturgeon fish can reach up to 5 meters. In addition to this representative of the species, one can meet the Sakhalin and Amur sturgeon. Salmon is also not uncommon. Perch, yellow flies, snakeheads, orca-strips are inhabitants of the river bottom.