Bikin
Bikin is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 46.73°, 135.68°
About Bikin
The Bikin (Russian: Бики́н) is a river in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ussuri, and is 560 kilometres (350 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 22,300 square kilometres (8,600 mi2). Its main tributaries are the rivers Alchan, Klyuchevaya, Kontrovod and Zeva.
The town Bikin is situated on the river Bikin. In 2015, a significant portion of the Bikin basin was incorporated into the creation of Bikin National Park, one of the major protected areas of the Russian Federation. In 2018, Bikin River Valley was included in the boundaries of the Central Sikhote-Alin and became part of the World Heritage Site.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Bikin (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bikin: Key Facts
| Length | 560 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 246 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 22,300 km² |
| Mouth | Ussuri |
| Drainage system | Amur basin |
| Tributaries | Alchan, Kontrovod, Bol'shaya Sakhalinka |
Facts from Wikidata Q860113 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Bikin: Quick Answers
- Where is Bikin?
- Bikin is located in Russia, at 46.7340° N, 135.6768° E.
- Are there dams on the Bikin?
- No dam on the Bikin is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.