Snezhnaya

Snezhnaya
View of the river
Mouth location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source	Khamar-Daban mountains
• coordinates	51°04′36″N 103°17′32″E / 51.07667°N 103.29222°E / 51.07667; 103.29222
Mouth	Lake Baikal
• coordinates	51°28′33″N 104°37′28″E / 51.4757°N 104.6245°E / 51.4757; 104.6245
Length	173 km (107 mi)
Basin size	3,020 km2 (1,170 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Snezhnaya (Russian: Снежная lit: Snowy) is a river in Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia.

It is one of the main tributaries that feed into Lake Baikal. It is named after the primary source of its water: snowmelt. The river starts in the Khamar-Daban mountains, where melting snow and rainfall during warm weather flow into the river and run down the mountain. It is 173 kilometres (107 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 3,020 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi).^[1]

• List of rivers of Russia

• Media related to Snezhnaya River at Wikimedia Commons