Irkut (river)

Irkut
	Road sign r. Irkut near the village Zaktuy in Tunkinsky District of Buryatia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Angara
• coordinates	52.2907°N 104.2754°E
Length	488 km (303 mi)
Basin size	15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Irkut (Russian: Ирку́т; Buryat and Mongolian: Эрхүү гол, Erhüü gol) is a river in the Buryat Republic and Irkutsk Oblast of Russia. It is a left tributary of the Angara. It flows out of lake Ilchir which is situated 50 km away from the highest peak of the Eastern Sayan Mountains, Munku-Sardyk. The length of the river is 488 kilometers (303 mi). The area of its basin is 15,000 square kilometers (5,800 sq mi).[1] The Irkut freezes up in late October or mid-November and stays icebound until late April or early May. The city of Irkutsk is located at the mouth of the Irkut on the Angara.[2]

Pictures

Irkut near the village of Zaktuy in Tunkinsky District of Buryatia (2005)
Irkut near the village of Zaktuy in Tunkinsky District of Buryatia (2005)
Irkut in summer outside Irkutsk near the confluence with the Angara
Irkut in summer 2010 near Shelekhov

References

Река Иркут in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)
Curtin, J. (1910). A Journey In Southern Siberia: The Mongols, Their Religion and Their Myths. Library of Alexandria. London. p. pt21. ISBN 978-1-4655-2060-9. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

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[gvr-1] Река Иркут in the State Water Register of Russia (Russian)

[2] Curtin, J. (1910). A Journey In Southern Siberia: The Mongols, Their Religion and Their Myths. Library of Alexandria. London. p. pt21. ISBN 978-1-4655-2060-9. Retrieved June 7, 2019.