Us (Yenisei)

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Us
Ус, Уса
Data
Water code RU17010300112116100010655
location Krasnoyarsk Region ( Russia )
River system Yenisei
Drain over Yenisei  → Arctic Ocean
source in Western Sayan
52 ° 44 ′ 37 ″  N , 94 ° 3 ′ 55 ″  E
muzzle Sajano-Schuschensker Reservoir Coordinates: 52 ° 6 '24 "  N , 92 ° 15' 24"  E 52 ° 6 '24 "  N , 92 ° 15' 24"  E

length 236 km
Catchment area 6880 km²
Discharge at the Aradan
A Eo gauge : 1260 km²
Location: 135 km above the mouth
MQ 1968/1993
Mq 1968/1993
32.7 m³ / s
26 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Ust-Solotaja
A Eo gauge : 6110 km²
Location: 12 km above the mouth
MQ 1951/1999
Mq 1951/1999
64.5 m³ / s
10.6 l / (s km²)

The Us ( Russian Ус , also Уса) is a right tributary of the Yenisei in the Russian region of Krasnoyarsk in southern Siberia .

The Us rises in Western Sayan . It flows in a predominantly south-westerly direction through the mountains to the Sajano-Schuschensker reservoir . The Us has a length of 236 km. The Us drains an area of ​​6880 km². The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean discharge (MQ) 12 km above the mouth is 64.5 m³ / s. The Us freezes in November. It will be ice-free again by the beginning of May.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Article Us in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D114557~2a%3DUs~2b%3DUs
  2. a b Us in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)
  3. Us at the Aradan gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  4. a b Us at the Ust-Solotaja gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET