Ussuri
The Ussuri or Wusuli, 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 until it joins the Amur as a tributary to it near Khabarovsk. It is approximately long. The Ussuri drains the Ussuri basin, which covers. Its waters come from rain, snow and subterranean springs. The average discharge is and the average elevation is.Names
The Ussuri has been known by many names. In Manchu it was called the Usuri Ula or Dobi Bira, and in Mongolian the Üssüri Müren.History
Major tributaries of the Ussuri are, from source to mouth:
- Arsenyevka
- Sungacha
- Muling
- Bolshaya Ussurka
- Bikin
- Naoli
- Khor
