Ussuri
The Ussuri or Wusuli (Russian: Уссури; Chinese: 乌苏里江; pinyin: Wūsūlǐ Jiāng) is a river that runs through Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krais, Russia and the southeast region of Northeast China. 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 to it near Khabarovsk. It is approximately 897 km (557 mi) long. The Ussuri drains the Ussuri basin, which covers 193,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi). 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).
| Ussuri ᡠᠰᡠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ usuri ula (in Manchu) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 48.2666°N 134.7204°E |
| Length | 897 km (557 mi) |
| Basin size | 193,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Khabarovsk, Russia (near mouth) |
| • average | 1,620 m3/s (57,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏蘇里江 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌苏里江 | ||||||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡠᠰᡠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ | ||||||||||||
| Romanization | usuri ula | ||||||||||||
| Russian name | |||||||||||||
| Russian | река Уссури | ||||||||||||
| Romanization | reka Ussuri | ||||||||||||
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