| Belaya Белая Эссовеем — Пальматкина | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location inKamchatka Krai | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kamchatka Krai |
| District | Penzhinsky District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Vaeg Range Koryak Highlands |
| • coordinates | 62°46′13″N169°32′25″E / 62.77028°N 169.54028°E /62.77028; 169.54028 |
| Mouth | Penzhina |
• coordinates | 62°29′52″N166°20′07″E / 62.49778°N 166.33528°E /62.49778; 166.33528 |
| Length | 304 km (189 mi) |
| Basin size | 13,800 km2 (5,300 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 138 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Penzhina →Sea of Okhotsk |
TheBelaya (Russian:Белая) is a river inKamchatka Krai,Russia. The length of the river is 304 kilometres (189 mi) and the area of isdrainage basin 13,800 square kilometres (5,300 sq mi).[1] It is the most important tributary of thePenzhina, followed by theOklan.
The Belaya has its source as the Palmatkina in the western slopes of theVaeg Range, in the center of theKoryak Highlands. It is joined by the Essoveyem from the left and flows roughly southwestwards skirting the southeastern limits of thePenzhina Range, draining the Parapolsky Dol, a plain between both ranges. It approaches the Penzhina in a swampyfloodplain with numerous small lakes. Finally it meets the left bank of the Penzhina upstream fromKamenskoye.[2][3][1][4]
The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes between mid October and mid May. The largest tributaries are the Vetvistaya from the right, and the Khonteklyakkuul, Umkavylkuul, Imlan, Kuyuln, Tundrovaya, Essoveem (Evytkenveem), Gaychaveem (Ilgilkhivayam) and Bolshoy Upupkin from the left. There are 4,844 lakes in the river basin with a total area of 176 km2 (68 sq mi).[1]
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