The Barguzin at Lake Baikal

Barguzin (Russian: Баргузин) is a river in Buryatia, Russia of length 480 km flowing into the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal, the largest and deepest bay of Baikal. The Buryat Republic (Russian: ; Buryat: Буряад Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... “Baikal” redirects here. ...

Barguzin is the third (by the flow amount) inflow of Baikal, after Selenga and Upper Angara River. Its watershed area is 21,100 km². It is navigable for 204 km upwards from its estuary. Selenga River Delta from space, October 1994 The Selenga or Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ, Russian: Селенга́) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. ... The Upper Angara River (Russian Verkhnyaya Angara) is a river in Siberia. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation) Rio de la Plata estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ...

Its main tributaries are the Gagra, Argada, Ina and Ulyun rivers.

Barguzin Valley

In its middle part Barguzin river flows along the Barguzin Valley (Barguzin Depression, Баргузинская котловина), which is 200 km long of width up to 35 km and runs between the Barguzin Range (to the North-West) and Ikat Range (to the South-East). In the valley the river branches, loops, leaves old river-beds and creates a swampy water network with more than 1000 lakes. In the valley there is Dzherga State Nature Preserve (Джергинский государственный природный заповедник) of area 2,387 km². Barguzin Range (Russian: ) is a range in Buryatia, Russia along the North-Eastern shore of Baikal. ...

Barguzin wind

The river also gave its name to a steady, strong North-Western Barguzin wind on Baikal. The air flow rushes unto Baikal from the Barguzin Valley and blows across the lake at its middle. Usually Barguzin blows no longer than day and night, but mostly it starts at the sunrise and ends by the sunset. Usually it brings sunny weather. In Barguzin Bay it may be of hurricane strength, but average speed is usually less than 20 m/s. The wind is commemorated in the Russian folk song about a runaway from the Akatuy katorga: Akatuy katorga prison (Акатуйская каторжная тюрьма) was part of the Nerchinsk katorga system of the Russian Empire in the Nerchinsk okrug of Transbaikalia. ...

Славное море - священный Байкал,

Славный корабль - омулевая бочка.

Эй, баргузин, пошевеливай вал,

Молодцу плыть недалечко.

The sacred Baikal is a glorious sea,

An omul barrel is a glorius ship.

Hey, barguzin, roll the wave

It is not too far to sail for a daring fellow.