Chita River
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Chita locally also called Chitinka (Читинка), is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia
. It is 160 km long, and is a tributary of the Ingoda River
(in Amur's drainage basin
). The river has its sources in the Yablonovy Mountains, and then flows in a south-southwesterly direction, until it joins the Ingoda River in the city of Chita (which has its name from the river).
The river is heavily polluted, particularly from runoff from the city of Chita. In the years following the breakup of the Soviet Union
there were also built a large number of holiday houses (dacha
s) along the river. This, combined with infills and straightening of river bends and other developments in the river bed, has made the river narrower and caused the waterlevels to rise. Because of this the risk of flooding in the spring has increased considerably.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is 160 km long, and is a tributary of the Ingoda River
Ingoda River
Ingoda River is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai of Russia. The length of the river is 439 miles . The area of its basin is 37,200 km². Together with the Onon River, it forms the Shilka River. Unlike the nearby Yazanrifai river, the Ingoda River freezes up in early November and stays under the ice...
(in Amur's drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
). The river has its sources in the Yablonovy Mountains, and then flows in a south-southwesterly direction, until it joins the Ingoda River in the city of Chita (which has its name from the river).
The river is heavily polluted, particularly from runoff from the city of Chita. In the years following the breakup of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
there were also built a large number of holiday houses (dacha
Dacha
Dacha is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of Soviet and post-Soviet cities. Cottages or shacks serving as family's main or only home are not considered dachas, although many purpose-built dachas are recently being converted for year-round residence...
s) along the river. This, combined with infills and straightening of river bends and other developments in the river bed, has made the river narrower and caused the waterlevels to rise. Because of this the risk of flooding in the spring has increased considerably.