Alchan - a river in the Primorsky Territory of Russia .
| Alchan | |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 170 km |
| Pool | 3860 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Bikin |
| • Location | 52 km from the mouth |
| • Coordinates | |
| River slope | 1,5 m / km |
| Location | |
| Water system | Bikin → Ussuri → Amur → Sea of Okhotsk |
| A country |
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| Region | Primorsky Krai |
| HWR code | |
 - source  - mouth | |
It originates on the western slopes of the nameless mountain range, which belongs to the western part of the Sikhote-Alin mountain system. It flows into the Bikin River on the right, 52 km from its mouth, on the administrative border of the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories .
Alchan is the largest tributary of the Bikin River.
The length of the river is 170 km, the basin area is 3860 km², the total fall of the river is 304 m. Its width is up to 60 m, its depth reaches from 0.3 to 2 m.
The main tributaries of the river: Snail , Right, Left, Wide.
In summer, frequent floods caused by intense prolonged rains .
The only settlement on the river is the village of Verkhny Pereval of the Pozharsky district .
- The village of Alchan and the station of Alchan are on the left bank of the Bikin River , about 10 km above the mouth of the Alchan River.
Links
- ↑ Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 18. The Far East. Vol. 1. Cupid / ed. S. D. Shabalina. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1966 .-- 487 p.