Amazar (river)
| Amazar Амазар | |
|---|---|
View of the Amazar in Mogocha | |
Mouth location in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the Big Amazar and Small Amazar |
| • coordinates | 53°50′34″N 119°38′06″E / 53.84278°N 119.63500°E |
| • elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 53°25′30″N 122°04′45″E / 53.42500°N 122.07917°E |
| Length | 290 km (180 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,100 km2 (4,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 31.7 m3/s (1,120 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
The Amazar (Russian: Амазар) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is a tributary of the Amur, with a length of 290 kilometres (180 mi) and a drainage basin area of 11,100 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).
The name originated in the Evenki language, meaning "mouth in the ground".
A stretch of the Trans-Siberian Railway runs along the valley of the Amazar with Mogocha, Razdolnaya, Taptugary and Semiozerny stations located near the river.
The Amazar is the river in Transbaikalia where salmon are more abundant.