Hailar
Hailar 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
- 49.24°, 120.12°
About Hailar
The Argun or Ergune (Chinese: 额尔古纳河) is a 1,620-kilometre (1,010 mi) long river that forms part of the eastern China–Russia border, together with the Amur. Its upper reaches are known as the Hailar River (海拉尔河) in China. The Argun marks the border (established by the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689) between Russia and China for about 944 kilometres (587 mi), until it meets the Amur.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Argun (Amur) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hailar in Depth
Geography
The river flows from the western slope of the Greater Xing'an Range in China's Inner Mongolia, and forms the Chinese side of the two rivers that flow together to produce the Amur (Heilong). Its confluence with the Shilka at Ust-Strelka on the Russian side forms the Amur. The Argun is 1,620 kilometres (1,010 mi) long including its upper course Hailar, and has a drainage basin of 164,000 square kilometres (63,000 sq mi). Its main tributaries are the Urov, Uryumkan and Gazimur from the left, and the Gen He from the right.
History
In The Secret History of the Mongols is a legend related to the Ergüne hun Mongol ancestry. In this legend, the Mongols prevailed over other tribes and carried such slaughter among them, that in living remained no more than two men and two women. These two families, in fear of the enemy, fled to the inhospitable terrain, which included only mountains and forests and to which there was no road. Among those mountains was the abundant grass and healthy climate of the steppe. Then, legend tells that in Ergune-Khun, Mongols multiplied and become masters of iron smelting and blacksmithing. According to legend, it is the art of melting iron that has helped them escape from the mountain gorges on scope of the current Mongolian steppes, to the Kherlen (Kelulun) and Onon rivers.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Argun (Amur) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hailar: Key Facts
| Length | 1,620 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 186 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 164,000 km² |
| Source | Kherlen River |
| Mouth | Amur River |
| Drainage system | Amur basin |
| Tributaries | Kherlen River, Gazimur River, Hailar River, Verkhnyaya Borzya, Gen He, Srednyaya Borzya, Urov, Urulyunguy |
Facts from Wikidata Q26439 (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
Hailar: Quick Answers
- Where is Hailar?
- Hailar is located in China, at 49.2351° N, 120.1164° E.
- Are there dams on the Hailar?
- No dam on the Hailar is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.