Biryusa River

Biryusa River

Biryusa (Russian: Бирюса, in its lower reaches also called the Ona) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The Biryusa is 1,012 km long, with a drainage basin of 55,800 km².

The river has its sources in the far southwestern areas of Irkutsk Oblast, at 2,500 meter altitude, on the northern slopes of the Sayan Mountains. From the source area the river flows north over the Central Siberian Plateau. It is crossed by the Trans-Siberian railway at Biryusinsk, which is a few kilometers west of Tayshet where the Baikal Amur Mainline starts. The Biryusa then turns northwest, and finally flows together with the Chuna River and forms the Taseyeva River (a tributary to the Angara).

In Russian folklore it has several songs, for example, "Biryusinka"[1] (in Russian).

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Coordinates: 57°43′17″N 95°25′16″E / 57.72139°N 95.42111°E / 57.72139; 95.42111


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