Upper Angara

Upper Angara
View from the BAM railway bridge across the Upper Angara near Novy Uoyan
Mouth location in Buryatia, Russia
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source	Delyun-Uran Range Stanovoy Highlands
• coordinates	56°36′51″N 113°45′21″E / 56.61417°N 113.75583°E / 56.61417; 113.75583
• elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Mouth	Lake Baikal
• coordinates	55°42′24″N 109°52′33″E / 55.70667°N 109.87583°E / 55.70667; 109.87583
Length	438 km (272 mi)
Basin size	21,400 km2 (8,300 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	258 m3/s (9,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Upper Angara (Russian: Верхняя Ангара, Verkhnyaya Angara; Buryat: Дээдэ Ангар, Deede Angar) is a river in Buryatia, Siberia to the northeast of Lake Baikal. the third longest river in the Baikal basin. It is 438 kilometres (272 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 21,400 square kilometres (8,300 sq mi).^[1]

The Baikal–Amur Mainline runs along the north side of the river northeast up its valley, crossing between Anamakit and Novy Uoyan and crossing the river a second time upstream before heading into the mountains.^[2]