Angara River

river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia

The Angara is a river in Siberia, Russia, close to the Jenissei. It is nearly 1.779 kilometres (1.105 miles) long. It flows out of Lake Baikal and into the Jenissei. A big city on the river is Irkutsk.

Angara
Location
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Baikal
 - coordinates51°52′01″N 104°49′05″E / 51.867°N 104.818°E / 51.867; 104.818
MouthYenisey
 - coordinates58°06′07″N 92°59′28″E / 58.102°N 92.991°E / 58.102; 92.991
Length1,849 km (1,149 mi)
Discharge 
 - average4,530 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionYeniseyKara Sea