Chita (river)
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Chita Чита, Читинка (Chitinka) |
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| Water code | RU : 20030100112118100010413 | |
| location | Transbaikalia Region ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Amur | |
| Drain over | Ingoda → Shilka → Amur → Tatar Sound | |
| source |
Jablonowy Mountains / Tscherski Mountains 52 ° 58 ′ 40 ″ N , 114 ° 32 ′ 53 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1240 m | |
| muzzle | In the Ingoda coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 28 " N , 113 ° 31 ′ 16" E 52 ° 0 ′ 28 " N , 113 ° 31 ′ 16" E |
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| Mouth height | 638 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 602 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.9 ‰ | |
| length | 210 km | |
| Catchment area | 4200 km² | |
| Big cities | Chita | |
The Chita ( Russian Чита ; also Читинка / Chi Tinka ) is a 210 km long left tributary of the Ingoda in Trans-Baikal ( Russia , Asia ).
course
The Tschita rises at an altitude of about 1240 m on the Tschingikankamm , which is up to 1400 m high and connects the main ridges of the Jablonowy Mountains in the northwest and the Tscherski Mountains in the southeast. The river flows along its entire length through the mostly wide valley between the two mountains in southwestern directions.
The river flows through the regional capital Tschita and flows into the Ingoda on the south-eastern outskirts at a height of 638 m , shortly before the beginning of its breakthrough valley through the main ridge of the Tscherski Mountains. The Ingoda is the source of the Shilka , which in turn is one of the components of the Amur .
The Chita has no major tributaries. In its entire course, the Chita flows through the Transbaikalia region .
Hydrography
The catchment area of the Tschita covers 4200 km². Near the mouth, the river is almost 50 meters wide and about one meter deep.
The chita freezes from late October / early November to late April, freezing to the bottom. The average annual runoff at the mouth is 0.3 km³ (corresponds to 9.5 m³ / s).
Infrastructure
The Tschita is not navigable.
The area through which the Tschita flows in the upper reaches is hardly populated, while from the middle reaches a number of villages that are accessible from the city of Tschita with a paved road.
About three kilometers before its mouth, the river is crossed by the Trans-Siberian Railway . The city's main passenger station, Chita-II (route km 6198) is located nearby . The estuary can also be seen from the railway line.