Amgun
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{{Infobox river
| name = Amgun
| native_name ={{native name|ru|Амгунь}}
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| pushpin_map = Russia Khabarovsk Krai
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| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
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| subdivision_name1 = Russia
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| subdivision_name2 = Khabarovsk Krai
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| length = {{convert|723|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| discharge1_location= confluence with Amur
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|600|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| discharge2_location= Guta
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| discharge2_avg = {{convert|489|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = confluence Ayakit and Suluk
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| mouth = Amur
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The Amgun ({{Langx|ru|Амгу́нь}}) is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia that flows northeast and joins the river Amur from the left, 146 km upstream from its outflow into sea. The length of the river is {{convert|723|km|mi}}. The area of its basin is {{convert|55500|km2|mi2}}.{{GVR|293473|Река АМГУНЬ}} The Amgun is formed by the confluence of the Ayakit and Suluk. Its main tributary is the Nimelen.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article038111.html Амгунь], Great Soviet Encyclopedia The Amgun teems with fish, such as Siberian salmon, humpback salmon, sturgeon, and carp. The Baikal Amur Mainline railway enters the Amgun valley from the Dusse-Alin Tunnel and follows the river {{convert|180|km|mi}} northeast to Beryozovy where it turns southeast to Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
The Amgun was known as Xinggun River (興衮河) in Chinese. At its mouth is the village of Tyr which was a Chinese fort during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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