Anuy River
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The Anuy River is a 327 km long left tributary
Tributary
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 of the Ob River
Ob River
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 originating in the Altai mountains of Siberia
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, Russia
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The Chyorny Anuy and the smaller Bely Anuy join to form the Anuy river. The Chyorny Anuy starts at an altitude of 1,220 m at the southeastern end of the Anuy mountain range in the Altai Republic
Altai Republic
Altai Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the town of Gorno-Altaysk. The area of the republic is . Population: -Geography:...

. Flowing in a northwestern direction, it enters Altai Krai
Altai Krai
Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...

 after about 40 km. The two rivers join near Soloneshensky District
Soloneshensky District
Soloneshensky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the sixty in Altai Krai, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Soloneshnoye. District's population: Population of Soloneshnoye accounts for 38.2% of the district's population....

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The Anuy River exits the Altai mountains at an altitude of 250 m and flows in a northeastern to eastern direction. Near the village of Anuyskoye, the river takes a northern direction and joins the Ob River near Biysk
Biysk
Biysk is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is the second largest city of the krai . Population: -Geography:Biysk is situated in southwestern Siberia, on the Biya River . The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range...

 at an altitude of about 150 m.

The drainage basin
Drainage basin
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 of the Anuy River encompasses about 6930 square kilometres (2,675.7 sq mi).

The average flow at Staro-Tirishkino, about 10 km near the river's end, is about 36.1 m3/s with a minimum of 6.9 m3/s in February and a maximum of 123 m3/s in April.

The Anyuy River is frozen between November and April. It is not navigable.

External links

  • Anuy in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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