Ussuri

{{Short description|River in the Russian Far East and Northeast China}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Ussuri

| name_other = {{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡠᠰᡠᡵᡳ
ᡠᠯᠠ}}

| image =

| image_caption =

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 5

| source1 =

| source1_elevation =

| mouth = Amur

| mouth_location =

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48.2666|134.7204|display=it}}

| progression = {{RAmur}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = China, Russia

| length = {{convert|897|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{cite book|url=https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ahrbr.pdf|title=Amur-Heilong River Basin Reader|isbn=9789881722713}}

| discharge1_location = Khabarovsk, Russia (near mouth)

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|1,620|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}{{cite book|url=https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ahrbr.pdf|title=Amur-Heilong River Basin Reader|isbn=9789881722713}}

| basin_size = {{convert|193,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| extra =

}}

{{Chinese

| pic = Location Ussuri-River.png

| rus = река Уссури

| rusr = reka Ussuri

| t = 烏蘇里江

| s = 乌苏里江

| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|wu|1|.|s|u|1|.|l|i|3|-|j|iang|1}}

| p = Wūsūlǐ Jiāng

| w = {{Tone superscript|Wu1su1li3 Chiang1}}

| gr = Usulii Jiang

| mnc = {{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡠᠰᡠᡵᡳ
ᡠᠯᠠ}}

| mnc_rom = usuri ula

| lang1 = ja

| lang1_content = ウスリー川
{{lang|ja-latn|Usurī Kawa}}

}}

The Ussuri ({{IPAc-en|uː|ˈ|s|ʊə|i}} {{respell|oo-SOOR-ee}}; {{langx|ru|Уссури}} {{IPA|ru|ʊsˈsurʲɪ|}}) or Wusuli ({{zh|c={{linktext|烏}}{{linktext|蘇}}{{linktext|里}}}} {{IPA|zh|(w)úsúlì|}}) 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 {{convert|897|km|mi|abbr=on}} long. The Ussuri drains the Ussuri basin, which covers {{convert|193,000|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article114665.html Уссури], Great Soviet Encyclopedia Its waters come from rain (60%), snow (30–35%), and subterranean springs. The average discharge is {{convert|1,620|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}},{{cite book|url=https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ahrbr.pdf|title=Amur-Heilong River Basin Reader|isbn=9789881722713}} and the average elevation is {{convert|1682|m|ft}}.

Names

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The Ussuri has been known by many names. In Manchu, it was called the Usuri Ula or Dobi Bira (River of Foxes) and in Mongolian the Üssüri Müren.{{sfn|Narangoa|2014|p=299}} Ussuri is Manchu for soot-black river.{{cite web|author = Shavkunov E.V., Professor, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Head of the Sector of Archeology of Medieval States of the Institute of History of the Far Eastern Military District|url = http://toponimika.ru/index.php?id=120 |title = Книги и статьи по топонимике|lang = ru |website = toponimika.ru |date = |accessdate = 2022-01-20}}

History

Tributaries

Major tributaries of the Ussuri are, from source to mouth:

See also

References

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Sources

  • {{cite book|first=Li|last=Narangoa|title=Historical Atlas of Northeast Asia, 1590-2010: Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Eastern Siberia|year=2014|publisher=Columbia University Press|location=New York|isbn=9780231160704}}