Ussuri
Ussuri 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
- 44.67°, 133.85°
About Ussuri
The Ussuri ( oo-SOOR-ee; Russian: Уссури [ʊsˈsurʲɪ]) or Wusuli (Chinese: 乌苏里; pinyin: wūsūlǐ [ǔsǔlî]) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China in the province of Heilongjiang. It rises in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, flowing north and forming part of the Sino-Russian border (which is based on the Sino-Russian Convention of Peking of 1860), until it joins the Amur as a tributary near Khabarovsk. It is approximately 897 km (557 mi) long. The Ussuri drains the Ussuri basin, which covers 193,000 km2 (75,000 mi2). Its waters come from rain (60%), snow (30–35%), and subterranean springs. The average discharge is 1,620 m3/s (57,000 cu ft/s), and the average elevation is 1,682 metres (5,518 ft).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ussuri (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ussuri in Depth
History
The Ussuri has a reputation for catastrophic floods. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. The river teems with different kinds of fish: grayling, sturgeon, humpback salmon (gorbusha), chum salmon (keta), and others.
During World War II, the river marked one of the boundaries which Soviet forces crossed into Manchuria in Operation August Storm in 1945.
The Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969 took place at the Soviet Damansky Island on the Ussuri River.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ussuri (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ussuri: Key Facts
| Length | 897 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 1,150 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 193,000 km² |
| Mouth | Amur River |
| Drainage system | Amur basin |
| Tributaries | Sungacha, Pavlovka, Kamenka, Izvilinka, Arsenyevka River, Draguchina, Muling River, Naoli River |
Facts from Wikidata Q207777 (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
Ussuri: Quick Answers
- Where is Ussuri?
- Ussuri is located in Russia and China, at 44.6684° N, 133.8473° E.
- Are there dams on the Ussuri?
- No dam on the Ussuri is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.