| Selemdzha | |
|---|---|
 View of the river nearEkimchan | |
 Zeya basin | |
| Native name | Селемджа (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bureya Range |
| • coordinates | 52°26′18″N134°36′30″E / 52.43833°N 134.60833°E /52.43833; 134.60833 |
| • elevation | 1,550 m (5,090 ft) |
| Mouth | Zeya |
• coordinates | 51°43′58″N128°51′53″E / 51.73278°N 128.86472°E /51.73278; 128.86472 |
• elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Length | 647 km (402 mi) |
| Basin size | 68,600 km2 (26,500 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Zeya→Amur→Sea of Okhotsk |
TheSelemdzha (Russian:Селемджа) is ariver in theAmur Region ofRussia. It is the biggest, lefttributary of theZeya. The length of the river is 647 km. The area of its basin 68,600 km².[1]
The Selemdzha has its source where three mountain ranges meet theBureya Range, theDusse-Alin from the south, theEzop Range from the west and theYam-Alin from the north, and flows first northwest with theSelemdzha Range to the north, and then westwards across theZeya-Bureya Plain.[2] TheBaikal–Amur Mainline crosses the river just west ofFevralsk and reaches the Zeya north of theTrans-Siberian Railway andBlagoveshchensk.
Its main tributaries are theUlma andByssa on the left, as well as theNora andOrlovka (Mamyn) on the right. The Selemdzha freezes up in early November and stays under the ice until early May.[2]
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